{"id":66713,"date":"2013-11-25T20:59:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T11:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=66713"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:43:44","slug":"gsxr1100n-choco-choco-part-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20131125\/everyday-events\/gsxr1100n-choco-choco-part-9","title":{"rendered":"GSX-R1100N Choco-Choco Part 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So we have a request to install a direct battery relay.<br \/>\nLately we&#8217;ve been using D-brand relays a lot. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_0.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> The package design is pretty sharp.<br \/>\nClear and easy to understand. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_1.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> Stunning flat-rate pricing! It&#8217;s a tough price even for DIY. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_2.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> As for the benefits\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022 Resonator box \u2022 The relay isn&#8217;t on the light side\u2014that&#8217;s about it.<br \/>\nJust installing it isn&#8217;t fun, so I want to go clean, simple, and fresh.<br \/>\nWith a direct battery setup, it looks cleaner if you don&#8217;t mount it on the battery terminal. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_3.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> The insulation is thick and bulky, so I strip it all off. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_4.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> I cut it to lay out the routing. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_5.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> Since I&#8217;m mounting the relay, I ordered some welded nuts to try them out.<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t weld much, so it got scorched again\u2026 hmm.<br \/>\nGood thing the outer diameter is large. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_6.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> The relay is Taiwan-made, so hmm\u2026 This time I fixed the relay with bolts. \u2605<br \/>\nFor example, if it&#8217;s a new battery case setup, I wouldn&#8217;t bolt it down but instead use an OEM-style rubber mount. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_7.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> Clean and not sticking out. \u2605<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_8.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> I adjusted the headlight beam before the change, <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_10190431_9.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/> and adjusted it again after\u2026 it&#8217;s subtle.<br \/>\nEven after changing the bulb, there&#8217;s not much change\u2026<br \/>\nIs it a focus issue?<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s all for today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So we have a request to install a direct battery relay. Lately we&#8217;ve been using D-brand relays a lot. &nbsp; &nbsp; The package design is pretty sharp. Clear and easy to understand. &nbsp; &nbsp; Stunning flat-rate pricing! It&#8217;s a tough price even for DIY. &nbsp; &nbsp; As for the benefits\u2026 \u2022 Resonator box \u2022 The relay isn&#8217;t on the light side\u2014that&#8217;s about it. Just installing it isn&#8217;t fun, so I want to go clean, simple, and fresh. With a direct battery setup, it looks cleaner if you don&#8217;t mount it on the battery terminal. &nbsp; &nbsp; The insulation is thick and bulky, so I strip it all off. &nbsp; &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[91,55],"class_list":["post-66713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-gv73a","tag-old-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}