Honda Africa Twin 12 Volt Accessory Port

As many of you know we have started a playlist on our YouTube Channel for “Planning Your Epic Adventure” This is a playlist of several things over the next year we will be planning and doing to get ready for our trip that has not been announced. This video is in that playlist as well. I feel that most people who are going to be going on a epic adventure will be using and or needing a way to power things like a cell phone, cameras, GPS etc, so to me this is part of planning the adventure and that is why it is in that playlist.

We have put together a video about installing the 12 volt power port on the Honda Africa Twin. Although it is a video that goes along with the installation instructions that is provided by Honda, I do not call myself a mechanic and do not call this an instruction video per say, more of a how I got it done video.

I figured since Honda does not ship the bike from the factory with the accessory port, I would make a video for people to have a better understanding what they are getting them selves into if they decide to instal it themselves. I do not want to make this sound like it is too hard for the average person, because I am an average person who is not a mechanic by trade and I have never claimed to be a mechanic. However, I do find myself handy and I like a challenge and if that means I can spend some time in the garage and do something myself, to save some money, I will.

If you want to follow along with me as I go into the interior of my 2016 Honda Africa Twin, CRF1000L, non-dct model, feel free to follow along in the video. I basically go through step by step exactly the way as outlined in the installation instructions set forth by Honda. You can download your copy for free at this Link From Honda.

If you would like more information about the install or would like to watch our video we made as we installed the 12 volt accessory socket in our Honda Africa Twin, click on this link Honda Africa Twin 12 Volt Accessory Socket Instal. 

 

One word of caution I would use is this, the parts listed in this video are from Honda. They are Genuine Honda Parts, the Socket comes with an inline fuse, that is 7.5 amp, it is the small sized fuse and will be buried in behind the windscreen not at easy access once installed per the Honda Directions. This is no big deal if you are using the plug to power a cell phone, most small hand held GPS or something like the Spot. But if you plan to power an air compressor for changing your tire pressure for both off road and on road use, this fuse will not be big enough to power most small air compressors and trust me, if you blow the fuse it is not going to be an easy fix.

With that said, you have some choices to make. For me, I did not want to put a larger fuse in the inline fuse since it may cause other issues with the wiring down the road. While I had the bike tore apart to instal this part, I chose to run another set of wires for an additional power outlet that I will use for the micro compressor. It will have a 15 amp inline fuse with it once installed. So if you are thinking about doing this yourself, go ahead and have some wire on hand to do the same thing for yourself. Gives you  more options for wiring in Fog lights and or other accessories while the bike is apart.

That is just some food for thought, but I know that a lot of the small air compressors that we use on the trip pul more than the 7.5 amp will handle, so it will blow.

As always, we appreciate you and I hope you have a blessed week.
Dale

Planning the Epic Adventure (The new Play List on YouTube)

Planning the Epic Adventure.

I have been on numerous vacations and outings in my life. I have learned from each and every one of them. Things to take, things to do differently etc. I love to travel and see new things, maybe it is the curious nature I was born with, maybe it is the curious nature of a photographers way of thinking. Maybe it is the thrill seeker aspects of going somewhere new. I have traveled to roughly 38 of the states here in the USA, Alaska and Hawaii being apart of that list as well as Okinawa Japan back in 2008.

I have also been riding motorcycle since the age of 14. I started out in 1985 on a 1976 Honda XL100 that me and my father put together. Over the years, I have owned lots of motorcycles, 3 wheelers, 4 wheelers etc.

Knowing that I love to travel and love motorcycles, I have ventured off on several trips now on my current motorcycles. One being a 2014 Suzuki DRZ400s and the other being the all new 2016 Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L. I have taken several trips on the DRZ and after juts a couple of trips, I have figured out, I love camping off a motorcycle. This type of transportation, opens up so many more places a person can go and see than any other form of transportation I can think Of.

I have been working more than you might think on this entire concept and how to lay it out, and the easiest way to convey it to the audience. I am sure as we build on this project we will make adjustments to the organization of it all.

To try and make it a little easier to follow along, we are going to break it down into categories and we will refine it as time allows.

Topics That Will BE Included Into this project of Planning your Epic Adventure Include: Not necessarily in any particular order. Just topics I plan to cover.

• Pre Planning and how it affects your choices below.
• Maps, GPS and Destinations Chosen
• Personal Protection and First Aid
• Camping Equipment and Cooking
• Bike Choice and Maintenance.
• Bike Tools and First Aid Kit for your Bike, Emergency Tools to consider.
• Packing tips and how to keep the weight down to a minimum.
• Sources, Resources and Other publications that can help
• Additional Training Is it needed.?
• Networking with Others, Facebook, YouTube, Etc.
•  Funding Your Epic Adventure.

 

Along with the trips mentioned above I have to say, I love to travel and camping. Doing it from a motorcycle opens up so many more places a rider can actually go. I do not claim to be a professional motorcycle world traveler. So Part of doing all this work before the trip is two fold. One to try and make sure I am covering all aspects of the trip.  Secondly, I may be able to get help and input from others, maybe someone who has already been there and done that.

I want to incorporate help and input into this project as well. With that said, if you have any ideas, that you would like to see covered or you feel we have missed. Please feel free to leave  comment below and we will work on a way to incorporate your ideas into this outline so that we all can learn from it.

So please, I want you to know, we are always open for ideas and if you see something that is missing or something we need to go into more detail, then please feel free to leave comment and we will figure out  away to implement your ideas into our project.

Obviously a lot f you know we have a YouTube Channel and we will be doing a lot of videos on a lot of these topics. I am thinking it may be easier for viewers who are looking for more details may benefit from it being in a written form as well. If we come up with something cool like list etc, feel free to down load them and or copy them to use in your own personal list of things to take bring etc.

Again, this is going to be roughly a year long project and we will be adding to it as time allows, roughly every other week, or more if time allows.

I appreciate each of every one of you. Thank you so very much for your support and dedication to our channel and projects we are working on. We couldn’t do it with out you and as always, I hope each and everyone of you have a blessed week.