Dammit, don't make me regret cheaping out on the standard model. 
music to my ears
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I would give a listen to the stock speakers before buying any new speakers for this bike. They're not that bad considering you are on a bike... traveling down the road... wind noise and all. When I installed my tall shield this weekend I did look at what those white blobs are just in front of the speakers under the front garnish. You'll see them in any photo with the garnish off. Found out those are, I think, custom sound boxes for the speakers. I didn't look close enough to see if the speakers themselves can be removed from those boxes but the cable to the speakers runs through a grommet into the box to get to the speaker. Not saying it cannot be done but I would carefully inspect the existing speakers before jumping in to buying new.
Of course I know you intend to do that anyway
Of course I know you intend to do that anyway
speakers? the music is the engine
I just may have to order some male and female pins since the dummy plugs are only missing the pins. If I can find the rear option connector (didn't find it this weekend) then I'll have more connections to use that are already built in on the bike and won't have to run my own wire. I like it that this bike has a few unused plugs just waiting for something to be connected to them, and with the fuse already in the fuse box.
I just really don't like tapping into existing wires that are already used for something to power what I add (weakens or breaks the wire doing that and increases risk of overload on the wire gauge). That's why I usually advocate using a separate isolated fuse block and wiring. But if the wires and fuses are there already and unused I see no problem using those.
I just really don't like tapping into existing wires that are already used for something to power what I add (weakens or breaks the wire doing that and increases risk of overload on the wire gauge). That's why I usually advocate using a separate isolated fuse block and wiring. But if the wires and fuses are there already and unused I see no problem using those.
Are you sure of that model connector? Is that the HONDA model numbering for the plugs or the CycleTerminal model numbering? I looked on their web site and after having one of the connectors apart on my bike I think it looks more like the DL 90 series, the same inner seal and release tab, etc. Also, looking at the pins for both the DL 90 pins look exactly like what I thought I could see in the stock plugs... especially the female terminals and also the wire seals. The MT90 series may fit fine and be the same size but I think the female pins looked different and the plug housing looked different.
I think I definitely need to order a few sets of these pins M/F and wire seals. I plan to redo the ACC connector I did for the GPS power feed and add another wire to that for my Gerbing heated gloves controller. Both devices only take 1.5 amps and this is a 10 am circuit. I will likely also replace the 10 amp mini fuse for this ACC with a 5 amp mini fuse. I am now planning to get a single Fiamm horn (similar to the AM80 or Freeway Blaster) and simply replace the stock horn since there isn't room in the fairing to mount something that big. Thinking I do still need to use a relay to switch power for it directly from the battery even though the single horn is only 6 amps. The stock horn fuse is shared on with something else on the bike so it's better to have a dedicated fuse for a loud horn.
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