A few 796 mods

[Luddite]

Originally Posted by Doggy

Probably going to take off all the panels again and the tank to get to the battery to fit my Garmin satnav ready for a little euro road trip in May .

You may not have to lift the tank again, Doggy. Didn't I see what looks like an SAE cable attached to the battery on the left side?

If so, couldn't you power your Garmin using one of the many Optimate adapters? Maybe the O6 or O100?

https://www.optimate.co.uk/

[Doggy]

Thanks. I'll look into it. Wonder how waterproof they would be though? Don't want anything shorting out.
Be nice to easily unplug and remove the mount quickly as it's a bit cumbersome and unsightly.

[Flip]

Originally Posted by Doggy

Black screws for the screen perhaps?

Probably going to take off all the panels again and the tank to get to the battery to fit my Garmin satnav ready for a little euro road trip in May .

I wired my Zumo into the lighting circuit instead of directly to the battery as per Garmin instructions so the terminals in the cradle aren’t permanently live with the potential to draw a current when not in use.

[Doggy]

Originally Posted by Flip

I wired my Zumo into the lighting circuit instead of directly to the battery as per Garmin instructions so the terminals in the cradle aren’t permanently live with the potential to draw a current when not in use.

I struggle to turn a light on let alone tackle any wiring .

[Flip]

Originally Posted by Doggy

I struggle to turn a light on let alone tackle any wiring .

All you need is a convenient switched live that you can tap into rather than creating the potential problems of having a permanent drain which the direct wiring will give. If you use your bike regularly it probably won’t be a problem but if you lay it up for any length of time it is likely to.

The other bonus of having it on a switched live is the unit powers down on a timer when you switch the bike off which it wouldn’t do if it’s live all the time.

[Luddite]

Originally Posted by Doggy

Thanks. I'll look into it. Wonder how waterproof they would be though? Don't want anything shorting out.
Be nice to easily unplug and remove the mount quickly as it's a bit cumbersome and unsightly.

Well, they're advertised as weatherproof and would give you the option of quickly removing the SatNav wiring. If you went for the O6, I think you'd also have to buy the Garmin cigar lighter socket adapter.

If you choose to hardwire it to the battery, you'll have to lift the tank any time you want to remove it and, as Flip says, the connector won't be switched.

There is another alternative, which is to plug it into the unused ABS diagnostic socket under the saddle (no. 62 in the diagram).



Is this your Garmin wiring harness?



If so, you'll just need to add the female part of one of these 2-way connectors to wires 2 & 3 on the diagram.



https://www.3waycomponents.co.uk/AMP...-Connector-Kit

If you don't fancy tackling the wiring, just buy the connector and take it with your loom to your friendly dealer or auto electrician and they'll make up the plug in about 60 seconds.

The benefit of this option is that:

• it's hidden
• you don't need to lift the tank
• the supply is switched so only comes on with the ignition
• it's still easily unplugged if you want to remove the SatNav.

Hope that's helpful.

[Doggy]

Great stuff. Thanks! . I will certainly look into it .

Doggy, if you're down the cafe on Sunday I can show the satnav lead I have on my 796 that plugs into an Optimate lead on the bike. It's a good bit of kit as it has an on/off switch built into it and you can change the final connector if you change your satnav or device. I think I got it from Ultimate Add Ons and I just put an Optimate connector on instead of the hard wired battery terminals. Mine looks slightly different to the one below but its essentially the same thing. It has the advantage that you can take the whole lead off if you change your bike etc. Hope that helps.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Motorcycle-...d=171056217924

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-Connec...item238a18b067

[Doggy]

If I can pop over in the morning I will but have to meet mum for lunch.

Originally Posted by Doggy

If I can pop over in the morning I will but have to meet mum for lunch.

Don't worry, I think we're all on a short leash on Sunday!

[Luddite]

Hi Colin

I've just looked at your photos again and I don't think your 796 has ABS does it?

If that's the case, then you won't be able to use the underseat wiring option I mentioned above as you (probably) won't have the necessary plug. Your best alternative then would be to use the Optimate lead as per Shuffy.

[Flip]

Okay let’s see if we can’t get this sat nav thingy sorted-
What model Garmin are you wanting to fit?

I can’t post any pictures at the moment coz my lap top’s in pieces on my dining room table so doing this from my phone but there are some pictures of my Zumo fitted to my ‘97 900 here:

http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ighlight=meets

As soon as I get my lap top up and running again I’ll post up some pics of how I wired it into the bike’s loom without cutting or altering it at all making it easy to remove and fit on another bike should I wish to.

[Doggy]

I've got a Garmin 350Lm. It's not the end of the world if I have to fit it to the battery and remove the tank for the trip. I also have a spare mount and a ball that I use for days out as the battery lasts a few hours. Be interesting to see/use another option for quick easy removal

[Flip]

Okay so that model came with a mount and cradle similar to my one yes?

Do you not want to leave that on the bike ready for the sat nav to be clipped into as and when you want?

I swapped out one of the handlebar clamp bolts for a Ram Mount ball to hold the cradle and tidy things up a bit.

However, if you want to keep removing the cradle when not using the sat nav then I think I would run a lead (still from a switched live) to somewhere accessible and fit TM type connectors (these are the same as my Optimates use) onto that lead and the Garmin cradle wiring. This would make it easy to disconnect everything if you really can’t stand to leave the cradle on your bike.

TM connectors:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272250218163

[Darren69]

Gotta beware the cradle snatchers!