will have to take some new pics today when i get home and post...maybe i'll look for other places i can mount this power socket and have it little more stealth...i have another fresh front left plastic panel, so i didn't mind drilling an inch hole on this old plastic panel i had as a trial (the pictured panel has some damage on the lower left side)...

 

what brand is that power socket?...the one problem i had with having a heavy duty rubber cap is that it just dangles and flaps when left open during a ride (better to just put it in my pocket)....i notice your power socket has a solid cap and metal hinge....

i think i found one similar...$24... http://easternbeaver.com/Main/Produc...cket_kits.html

 

I know some of the autoparts places had sockets with hard spring loaded flaps on them. I bought one for my klx just havnt put it on yet. Tryin to figure out where to hide it.

 

It's a Powerlet. It looks like that is what Eastern Beaver is using in their kit.

Powerlet Products - Rugged power outlets, cables and electronics

Ron

 

Hmmmmm I would worry about anything plugged in flapping in the wind, or worst yet getting ripped out by branches. I mounted mine up by the headlight. I bought a CB antenna bracket and installed it under a bolt up there.

 

Here is the one on my wife's bike.



Spring loaded and neoprene gasket on the lid. It works great. Too bad she wont ride the bike anymore....

 

Boy, all of these pictured are really nice, clean installs. The only thing I would mention is that you risk a tiny bit more future issue with units mounted anywhere on the moveable portion of the front fork or triple clamps. If you really ride your KLX like a dirt bike at times, there is a small increase in the potential of breaking or shorting in the wiring where flexing "might" be an issue. Mounted somewhere to the rear of the front end, you get a more stationary point of attachment. Not a big deal when done right anywhere you put it. I installed mine where it pops out in front of the right hand side cover. Hey, the flexing issue isn't that big a deal, and yes, there are lots of wiring bundles up front that turn with the front end. However, those bundles are usually in some factory designed harnesses made to do this over the life of the bike. Just a thought and nothing to lose a lot of sleep over.

 

back to the drawing board...the 2009+ klx250 have limited space near the display....and, my protaper handlebar also doesn't have space...

 

I was looking around on mine on where to put my outlet and I was thinking where the radiator shrouds were. Its out of the way and there are a few radiator mounting bolts there that could work. I'd have to make a nice bracked with some bends in it but might work.

 

I think it was $12 at WalMart. Good quality socket with rubber weather plug. No rust going on 2 yrs now. Used factory bolt from the corner of the rad. Wired direct to the battery with a waterproof inline fuse also from Walmart and I put in a switch through the plastic rad shroud. It has an l.e.d. light so I know when it's on. I can use the switch with my Garmin GPS to turn it on and shut it off without using the switch on the GPS. I have the Garmin inside a waterproof soft case and the switch isn't easily accessible without unzipping it, so with the 12V socket on a switch, I find it's much better.