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What is this port for?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 1:52 pm
by ekyang
Greetings - need some assistance please. I just got my 2004 R1150R last weekend. What is this port on my 2004 R1150R for?
Re: What is this port for?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 3:12 pm
by sjbmw
Congrats, nice bike, the best year no doubt.
That is a power Accessory Socket.
BMW has a proprietary plug type that goes in there, but you can power a GPS, heated clothing, charge a cell phone, etc.
It can also be used to charge the battery via a BMW Gel charger:
or a USB adapter with the plug.
Re: What is this port for?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:28 pm
by ekyang
Thanks - still learning a lot about this bike. Previous bike was a Kawasaki Ninja from the mid '90s. Definitely different riding.
Very helpful - missed that in the owner's manual - didn't realize it was a proprietary plug. Didn't know it could be hooked up to a Battery Tender of some kind here.
Then what is this plug for?
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welc ... bNo3bt2znY
Re: What is this port for?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 5:22 pm
by Railbender
That is one someone added, possibly for heated gear.