JQL
Growing old disgracefully
On 13th June, 2015 I purchased a Bike Monkey USB Charger from Powertraveller. Unfortunately it doesn't fit the Honda Powerlet 12v socket from Honda Accessories Catalogue, Honda Part Number 08V70-MCS-800.
The problem is the Bike Monkey is way too narrow and also a little long so the wider part only just touches the outer rim.
If I were to guess, I would guess that Powertraveller **only** looked at BMW's power socket and designed for that. Not looking at other systems when designing your USB adaptor was probably a little short-sighted even if you thought "lets just target the money".
In the meantime Powertraveller, please change the name of your Bike Monkey to "BMW Bike Monkey" so as not to confuse the tens of millions of others who don't have a BMW motorcycle.
Oh and I've tried it in the 3 different 12v sockets that I have in my American RV and it doesn't fit any of them either! What does it fit?
So sad.
The problem is the Bike Monkey is way too narrow and also a little long so the wider part only just touches the outer rim.
If I were to guess, I would guess that Powertraveller **only** looked at BMW's power socket and designed for that. Not looking at other systems when designing your USB adaptor was probably a little short-sighted even if you thought "lets just target the money".
In the meantime Powertraveller, please change the name of your Bike Monkey to "BMW Bike Monkey" so as not to confuse the tens of millions of others who don't have a BMW motorcycle.
Oh and I've tried it in the 3 different 12v sockets that I have in my American RV and it doesn't fit any of them either! What does it fit?
So sad.
Don't waste your money on the Powertraveller Bike Monkey
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