2009 R1200RT - fitting Sat-Nav using the existing connector in the front harness

[BBT600]

Hi Folks - I intend to power a Sat-Nav via the exixting connector in the harness at the front of the bike. I`m assured it will be in there somewhere, but i`m not sure what I`m looking for. Please could someone post a pic of the harness and spare connector. I don`t want to dive in there and pull out the wrong piece of harness, resulting in mucho costo !!

[David.]

On my 2012 (non-Audio) RT, the NN lead would plug in to a socket which has 2 wires (Red/White & Brown).

This photograph shows 3 sockets, (may be different on a bike with Audio) but the power socket is the top one.



Sockets with caps in place & cable tied to framework.

[Oldbrook]

Hope this helps

[BBT600]

Hey thanks, that’s just what I needed. Mine appears to have just the power socket, but the cap is in place and I couldn’t get it off. Now I know for sure I’ll wrag it off somehow using pliers or such.
Regards
BBT600

[Oldbrook]

No problem mate. Dave

[David.]

The cap is in place and I couldn’t get it off. Now I know for sure I’ll wrag it off somehow using pliers or such.

And risk damaging the plug.

[Frank123]

Hi I asked my BMW dealer to rig up my Zumo 395 GPS to the canbus system when it was in for a service. The mechanic said that every time they tried to start up the bike with the Zumo connected the system failed. The solution is a direct wiring to the batter. Works fine!

[PeteM]

Hi I asked my BMW dealer to rig up my Zumo 395 GPS to the canbus system when it was in for a service. The mechanic said that every time they tried to start up the bike with the Zumo connected the system failed. The solution is a direct wiring to the batter. Works fine!

That's what they suggested doing for my TomTom on my oil cooled RT - but they warned don't leave the GPS on the bike for too long when not running as it is a continuous drain, although I suspect we would have to be talking days so they were just being over cautious

[milleplod]

I gave up with the dedicated connector on my '06 RT, it just wouldn't work! In the end, I wired straight to the battery with a fused and switchable lead - some of the Garmin mounts do put a small drain on the battery, even with no unit fitted, so I simply switch the connection off when I park up...if I remember!
Pete

[Frank123]

Of course I should have added that every time I park the bike (even for coffee) the GPS is taken off the mount, switched off and goes into my pocket. When I put it back on the mount the GPS switches back on automatically and the route is still active.

[milleplod]

Of course I should have added that every time I park the bike (even for coffee) the GPS is taken off the mount, switched off and goes into my pocket. When I put it back on the mount the GPS switches back on automatically and the route is still active.

It might be worth using a multimeter to check the battery drain when the GPS unit's removed - I can't remember my readings, but suffice to say that if I left the bike parked up, Zumo not connected but the mount still 'live', the battery was flat after a week....and that's a new-ish, healthy battery. My Zumo is an old 400, it may be that later mounts don't draw any power at all till a unit's dropped into place. It's a very rare thing though for my bike to be parked up or unused for a week, if it is, it's on the CTEK charger - but I suppose if I was away on holiday, the drain could've been an issue.

Pete

[PeteM]

And in case it is helpful for anyone my TomTom mount did not draw any current unless the GPS was on it

[Oldbrook]

I never take my tomtom off the bike and had no battery drain problems. Dave