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You are right it is my own work.
I got the socket from ebay, there are plenty to choose from. The one I used is flange mounted and has that rubber cover to keep water out. I believe it was from a boat chandler.
You have to cut quite large hole in the fairing support. Just over an inch as I recall, but depends on the socket you buy. The fairing support is about 2mm thick and will take a thread for the attachment screws (saves messing about trying to get nuts up inside) There are sockets with a threaded ring type installation which might have been easier.
If you look under the front seat (on an 02+ not sure about previous years) on the wiring loom on the right hand side there is a socket intended for accessories. My Mk 1 installation just ran a wire from the + to the front socket and I earthed the -ve side. You only have to run one wire up to the front then and no cutting into looms.
Unfortunately this socket isn't switched so it is live all the time even with the ignition off. Not a good thing if you forget to swich the PDA off. I lived with it when I just had the PDA but when I decided to fit heated grips I decided to install a relay. So the power from the socket under the seat goes to the switched side of the relay and then to the socket at the front. To switch the relay I took power from the number plate light. I did this so that you could use the power socket on the "P" position on the ignition switch. In other words you could have power to the socket without having to have the ignition on.
My setup is a little elaborate but will be suitable for quite high currents. If you are just going to run a PDA, which have a low current draw, you could take juice straight from the lighting circuit . The front pilot lights would be ideal. Just splice into the wiring in the front fairing - instant switched power.
An alternative would be to hard wire the USB adaptor in and just plug into that. But I am not sure how or where you would mount it. But if you sit and stare at the bike long enough something might come to mind. Ecxpet its a bit cold at the moment to do that.
Good luck and don't hesitate to ask if you don't follow my description.
Keep asking the questions, I don't mind.
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