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Hi guys, not sure if this is a good idea but the only thing that could go wrong is a dead battery so do this at your own risk.
I recently decided that the 250rr is probably going to be my one and only bike for a while, until I decide that ringing out a 250 isn’t fun anymore, and I use it for touring, getting to and from work, as well as some track days planned for the future. I also thought of camping/road tripping with it. Yea it’s not really an off-road anything but, if I stay on pavement, I’d love to just ride it non stop. And I love the little, but useful boot it has. One problem is that I’d love to have all my things topped up and charged on the long journeys I take with the little fire blade, as well as a charged phone. So I got some wire from Repco, about 3mm thick one, and put some battery connectors on the ends and soldered the wires to the power end of a Kmart 12v car usb output charger. One with 18w usbc PD and one quick charge usb. I then wired it and attached it from the battery to the boot of the bike, so my battery bank could be topped up and charged in there, as well as anything else like those portable car starters.
—yes temp mounting method is tape :/ will 3d print some enclosure or something—-
I also ran a on/off switch though it as I wanted to be able to turn the feature off, if it causes problems. And so far so good 😂. Apart from this he headlights currently throw light everywhere and don’t beam them anywhere. Might be from the 55w LEDS in them instead of the actual stock lights, burning the reflective coating. I guess I’ll figure that out another time.
I recently decided that the 250rr is probably going to be my one and only bike for a while, until I decide that ringing out a 250 isn’t fun anymore, and I use it for touring, getting to and from work, as well as some track days planned for the future. I also thought of camping/road tripping with it. Yea it’s not really an off-road anything but, if I stay on pavement, I’d love to just ride it non stop. And I love the little, but useful boot it has. One problem is that I’d love to have all my things topped up and charged on the long journeys I take with the little fire blade, as well as a charged phone. So I got some wire from Repco, about 3mm thick one, and put some battery connectors on the ends and soldered the wires to the power end of a Kmart 12v car usb output charger. One with 18w usbc PD and one quick charge usb. I then wired it and attached it from the battery to the boot of the bike, so my battery bank could be topped up and charged in there, as well as anything else like those portable car starters.
—yes temp mounting method is tape :/ will 3d print some enclosure or something—-
I also ran a on/off switch though it as I wanted to be able to turn the feature off, if it causes problems. And so far so good 😂. Apart from this he headlights currently throw light everywhere and don’t beam them anywhere. Might be from the 55w LEDS in them instead of the actual stock lights, burning the reflective coating. I guess I’ll figure that out another time.