OP here,
Last night I took another
Red Green method to install my Kurakan LED volt meter.
I stopped at local Autozone after work yesterday. And bought a 12v accessory replacement plug.
My NT's 12v accessory socket is inside the left, lockable fairing pocket.
So I stuck the plug in the socket and ran it's lead wires through the small hole in the bottom of the fairing pocket.
For the Kuryakan LED volt meter. I ran it's wires through one of the holes in the faux vent on the left side of the NT's dash cover.
I connected the volt meter and accessory plug wires together using quick-disconnect wire connectors.
Currently the LED volt meter is just dangling in front of that left faux vent. I will probably either ziptie or velcro it in place.
The accessory plug is about 3" long and came with 8 feet of lead wires. So the plug and most of that 8 feet of wire is taking up most space in the fairing pocket.
I'm not certain if I want to stay with this Kurakan meter or someday get a
Kisan Chargeguard CG-25.
So although this was a very hack way to install the Kuryakan meter. It's good enough for now.
The important part is that during this morning's commute. The volt meter gave me the information I wanted.
With NT idling; volt meter showed 3 green LEDs. Which I think is 14.5 volts.
Riding down the highway and powering on my Gerbing gear; pants, jacket, and gloves; to full. The volt meter showed 2 green LEDs. With an occasional blink down to 1 green LED.
Further along in my 65 mile commute when I hit stop-n-go traffic. The volt meter began to show a steady 1 green LED. At which point I had to power down my Gerbings to less than half.
So what this tells me. Is that if I did not plug my NT into a Battery Tender every night. I probably would have a dead battery after only a couple days of commuting in cold weather.
Why can't the Japanese motorcycle manufactures install reasonable alternators on their motorcycles ?
The alternator on my Griso is one of the features I love about that bike.
--ET