Fantastic tutoring! Shoot - you two made the whole enterprise seem like a fun team activity. Grateful too for the big drama moment when we all gasped terrified the headlamp would crash to pieces. Savoring the triumph via slo mo was cinematic victory
Couple things. Did you indicate to viewers to be sure they slide the threaded anchor nut up over wires and threaded onto USB before connecting wires and is there an in line fusible link between power source and the USB? other than theses two questions this will help so many of us with these bikes. I sincerely appreciate your taking time to make this excellent video. Thanks!
Thank you for the great tutorial. Saved me lots of time to see how to tap into those ignition wires. Super clean install on my new CT. Appreciate you expanding the knowledge base!
Great video, thank you for sharing this install! I found your channel because I’m thinking of buying the Trail 125 for my first bike. Turns out we live in the same town!
They are super user friendly. Great to use when the wires are not getting very wet or under stress. Perfect for sitting in the headlight enclosure of a Trail125
The USB has a plastic nut that goes on the threads so that it’s tightly “screwed” to the bike panel. If you cut the threads off you’d need to think of another way to secure the USB
You say in this video (at 13:31) that the center screw for the battery lid is "the big screw with an end on it", and "it's a little bit different than the ones that hold down the rest of the plastic pieces." That must be the one I lost. I need a replacement. The one I still have doesn't screw down the lid. Is that a 6mm hex tab? I think the others are 5mm.
Yep, it's a 6mm. I picked up a substitute at Lowe's (plus a rubber washer and hex wrench set). Not the original head but it works. I'll order the original kind if I can find it.
don't use a Dremel, just wiggle it back and forth if it doesn't fit. oops two years old, they make one that fits without cutting anything or any wires, I timed myself, it was plug and play, took 16 minutes start to finish
I just use cheap marines USB ports from Amazon. I’ve used them on several bikes. In my experience every once in awhile you get a bad one that only works a few months but for the most part they last. The one on my DRZ is over 4 years old and been through all kinds of weather. Note that you will need to widen the hole on the Trial 125 slightly for any standard marine USB to fit. As you can see in the video I just used a dremel. Here is a link to a similar one on Amazon. a.co/d/hZP78pg
Instead of grinding the hole out, I found that a step drill (the multi-sized ones used mostly on sheet metal) makes a quick and neat job of making a round hole.
Fantastic tutoring!
Shoot - you two made the whole enterprise seem like a fun team activity.
Grateful too for the big drama moment when we all gasped terrified the headlamp would crash to pieces.
Savoring the triumph via slo mo was cinematic victory
Thanks! The drop certainly wasn’t scripted but good fun to leave in on the video.
Couple things. Did you indicate to viewers to be sure they slide the threaded anchor nut up over wires and threaded onto USB before connecting wires and is there an in line fusible link between power source and the USB? other than theses two questions this will help so many of us with these bikes. I sincerely appreciate your taking time to make this excellent video. Thanks!
I was was searching up FS 82 on Google in Unico and it brought me here! Signed, a fellow UA-camr and CT125 owner! Subbed!
Well..your channel is right up my alley. Good stuff over there..subbed as well
@@BestoftheBackroads sometimes the YT algorithm does great things! And I stress sometimes lol! Thanks man!
Just picked up my CT125 yesterday, super excited
New bike days are the best
We did out battery tender pigtail yesterday, 11:00 ran it out the back, top of the air filter panel.✅
Nice spot. That is probably a bit better placement than running it the way we did.
@@BestoftheBackroads .. yes, when your older, the Less you bend over, the Better…!! 😁🥳👏
Thank you for the great tutorial. Saved me lots of time to see how to tap into those ignition wires. Super clean install on my new CT. Appreciate you expanding the knowledge base!
Glad it was helpful. Congrats on your new bike
Great video, thank you for sharing this install! I found your channel because I’m thinking of buying the Trail 125 for my first bike. Turns out we live in the same town!
Small World! You are going to love it. It has been a perfect first bike for Sid. So glad you found the channel.
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for sharing how to do these very worthy upgrades. Those posi-taps are amazing. Never heard of those until now. 👍
They are super user friendly. Great to use when the wires are not getting very wet or under stress. Perfect for sitting in the headlight enclosure of a Trail125
@@BestoftheBackroads For sure. One day I'd like to install a couple extra fog lamps on mine. Will definately get some of these.
Why dremel on the bike metal rather than the plastic threads on the 25$ usb port?
The USB has a plastic nut that goes on the threads so that it’s tightly “screwed” to the bike panel. If you cut the threads off you’d need to think of another way to secure the USB
You say in this video (at 13:31) that the center screw for the battery lid is "the big screw with an end on it", and "it's a little bit different than the ones that hold down the rest of the plastic pieces." That must be the one I lost. I need a replacement. The one I still have doesn't screw down the lid.
Is that a 6mm hex tab? I think the others are 5mm.
Yep, it's a 6mm. I picked up a substitute at Lowe's (plus a rubber washer and hex wrench set). Not the original head but it works. I'll order the original kind if I can find it.
@@timpeck1157 ulp..good to know. Glad you found the proper replacement
don't use a Dremel, just wiggle it back and forth if it doesn't fit. oops two years old, they make one that fits without cutting anything or any wires, I timed myself, it was plug and play, took 16 minutes start to finish
What size are those black push rivets?
They are 6mm push rivets. The Honda part number is 90116-K0A-E11
Which USB Port did you use in this video?
I just use cheap marines USB ports from Amazon. I’ve used them on several bikes. In my experience every once in awhile you get a bad one that only works a few months but for the most part they last. The one on my DRZ is over 4 years old and been through all kinds of weather. Note that you will need to widen the hole on the Trial 125 slightly for any standard marine USB to fit. As you can see in the video I just used a dremel. Here is a link to a similar one on Amazon. a.co/d/hZP78pg
Instead of grinding the hole out, I found that a step drill (the multi-sized ones used mostly on sheet metal) makes a quick and neat job of making a round hole.