I know I'm being lazy, but when I leave the house or return from a ride, I have to dismount, walk to the keypad, pull my gloves off, punch in my code, return to the bike, and drive it into the garage or out the driveway. I tried carrying a remote in my pocket but still had to pull my gloves & fumble for it. I was always worried I'd lose it as well.
Well today while waiting for another pending 12" of snow to start falling I decided to make a mod that I've been wanting to do since I got my bike. A remote door opener button.
Step 1:
Locate new switch location & remove right side fairings.
Step 2:
I picked up a RadioShack pushbutton switch #275-644 for $2.69 right off the shelf.
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Step 3:
I carefully drilled a 1/2" hole & mounted the new switch to the inner fairing piece.
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Opener Switch.jpg
Step 4:
I had a spare remote control so I pryed it open to see if I could easily determine the circuit that gets connected when I push the button. Tho pretty small, it was pretty clear to my untrained eye which 2 posts I needed to tie into. I soldered some bellwire to the posts, notched the case for the new wires and snapped the cover back together. It looked like new except for the new wires protruding.
A little velcro (& a zip-tie for extra measure) to secure it in place and then soldered the switch to the other ends.
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Wired Switch.jpg
I got the fairings mounted and within 30 minutes I had one of the least expensive yet handiest farkles I've done to my VFR! :goofy:
Now for this darn snow to melt & roads to clear... :wheel:
I know I'm being lazy, but when I leave the house or return from a ride, I have to dismount, walk to the keypad, pull my gloves off, punch in my code, return to the bike, and drive it into the garage or out the driveway. I tried carrying a remote in my pocket but still had to pull my gloves & fumble for it. I was always worried I'd lose it as well.
Well today while waiting for another pending 12" of snow to start falling I decided to make a mod that I've been wanting to do since I got my bike. A remote door opener button.
Step 1:
Locate new switch location & remove right side fairings.
Step 2:
I picked up a RadioShack pushbutton switch #275-644 for $2.69 right off the shelf.
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switch.JPG
Step 3:
I carefully drilled a 1/2" hole & mounted the new switch to the inner fairing piece.
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Opener Switch.jpg
Step 4:
I had a spare remote control so I pryed it open to see if I could easily determine the circuit that gets connected when I push the button. Tho pretty small, it was pretty clear to my untrained eye which 2 posts I needed to tie into. I soldered some bellwire to the posts, notched the case for the new wires and snapped the cover back together. It looked like new except for the new wires protruding.
A little velcro (& a zip-tie for extra measure) to secure it in place and then soldered the switch to the other ends.
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Wired Switch.jpg
I got the fairings mounted and within 30 minutes I had one of the least expensive yet handiest farkles I've done to my VFR! :goofy:
Now for this darn snow to melt & roads to clear... :wheel:
Good job! It looks good and should work like a charm. I have always placed my remote in my left side pants pocket and as I approach my house, press the button and ride right in. I like your effort because I often worry about losing the remote. :wheel:
Nice work. I suppose you could get a smaller transmitter as well,
but if that's the one you have, it works. :goofy:
My wife trained herself to most of the time hit the button inside the house when she hears me returning to base. :wheel:
Nice, looks good, mine is wired up almost exactly the same and the remote mounted in same location. I ran the wires to a relay though that ties in to the high beam circuit so I can just click the high beams.
Nice work. I suppose you could get a smaller transmitter as well,
but if that's the one you have, it works. :goofy:
My wife trained herself to most of the time hit the button inside the house when she hears me returning to base. :wheel:
I wish I could train mine to fix dinner when I pulled up in the drive way!!! Now that would be a great "how to" thread.
Nice work. I suppose you could get a smaller transmitter as well,
but if that's the one you have, it works. :goofy:
My wife trained herself to most of the time hit the button inside the house when she hears me returning to base. :wheel:
Same here......and then my little angel runs out and greets me!
That looks good though. It compliments the heated grip switch nicely.
That is extremely cool. I have a patch of velcro on my remote, and I stick it to the top of my brake master cylinder. But I have destroyed a few remotes when I've forgotten to take them off there when it's raining. Those suckers are expensive! I've also seen kits to do this, but they're even more expensive than the remotes. This mod combines the best of both worlds.
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Nice work. I suppose you could get a smaller transmitter as well,
but if that's the one you have, it works. :goofy:
My wife trained herself to most of the time hit the button inside the house when she hears me returning to base. :wheel:
VFR4Lee,
I had the spare remote & there was more than enough room so I said to myself "why spend another $35."
And I tried to train my wife to do that but somewhere I musta gone wrong... I think she hears me coming & locks the doors!
Thanks for the compliments everyone... I thought it was a great idea and am very happy with the results.
I swear it looks like you took pictures of my bike! I have a red '04 with the same setup. Same switch. Even the same heated grip switch in the same location! I put my remote in a plastic bag for added protection from water.
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