Autocom install. R1200ST. The Craig Way

[CraigT]

As all ST owners will know, there is an extreme lack of cubby holes and stowage for anything at all on this bike, thus I removed the panels and fitted the Autocom system hard wired into the bike as my jacket pockets and necessity for tank bank was becoming a slight annoyance. Yesteday I fitted the Autocom unit and ran power to the tail pack for housing my phone, radio and any other unit requiring 12V. Pics as below.

 

Autocom unit installed:

Full route of the wiring. Note, I simply put both cables into a plug and have plugged them into the regular BMW fitted outlet.

Removal of tail light to instal cables to tail pack.

Finalised tail pack wiring. I wanted to conceal this as much as possible.

Home made battery eliminator.

Tail pack complete.

Krissy takes a test ride. He said it was fine.

 

Thanks to Andy for the tip on pic resizing and Steve for the imaging installation.

 

It's a reasonable installation process and nothing here interferes with any potential for warranty claims on the bike, it's all CANBUS protected too. I will keep my phone in the tailpack when riding and may wedge it in with a foam slice, as the plug came unfastened too often when in the pocket. Walkie talkie is removable thus the questionable security of Touratech tailpack doesn't worry me too much.

[R4ND0M_AX3]

I put mine on the side of the airbox.

Here is a 'during' photo.