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[CUZCO]

Has anyone relocated factory battery charging pigtail and if so where. Right now you have to remove the saddlebag and left side cover to access it. I would prefer for it to be accessible without having to remove the side cover.

[OBB]

My dealer showed me the little notch/groove that the pigtail is supposed to come out of the bottom of the side cover.  They relocate all of the ones they put together so it comes out of the front of the compartment by the rear cylinder.

[CUZCO]

Thanks, I didn't see that. I appreciate it!

[FLSTFI Dave]

I am going to look for this notch when I get back on land in three weeks.

[CUZCO]

The notch is not on the side cover. It is on the frame on the bottom side of the side cover. Here is a picture of my pigtail now.

[FLSTFI Dave]

Looks like a good place for it.

[Major Tom]

The notch is not on the side cover. It is on the frame on the bottom side of the side cover. Here is a picture of my pigtail now.

Thanks for that CUZCO, it was a pain trying to get to it I will be doing the exact same with mine mate.

Cheers Tom

[OBB]

The notch is not on the side cover. It is on the frame on the bottom side of the side cover. Here is a picture of my pigtail now.

Kinda what I meant to say but you found it and this pix you posted will indeed help many others. 

[Major Tom]

 

[LV76]

On my 2011 I installed and ran the tender wire thru the opening in the frame under the seat above the starter, worked out great could access from either side, when not used push the harness back up into the opening where it stays till the next time you use it.
Going forward purchased 2015 see that tender cable is behind cover, I routed it to different locations, into battery compartment then up and out under the seat by the rear crash bar - pain in the azz to connect to charger cable too short. Next into the battery compartment then out towards the rear and up and out by the rear shock air connection/saddle bag catch - still too short.
Remedy by new tender cable, cutoff fuse and connection terminal, then cut off tender connection on factory cable solder and heat shrink together run into battery compartment and out thru opening in the frame under the seat - all is good.

[CVODON]

The notch is covered in the owners manual. Lot of useful stuff in there.

[GregKhougaz]

The notch is covered in the owners manual. Lot of useful stuff in there.

A man who reads the manual!     

[Phantom309]

The notch is not on the side cover. It is on the frame on the bottom side of the side cover. Here is a picture of my pigtail now.

That's how I ran mine too ... perfect location out of harm's way and easy access. When I first got the bike I forgot all about the plug and thought I didn't have one til I pulled the side cover and found it, lol. I had to pull on the wire to get a little more slack for it to poke out the bottom of the cover ... no way was I gonna pull the bag/cover everytime I want to plug it in. You barely notice it afterwards and only takes a couple seconds to get to it now.

[RGlideKid]

I saw the notch at the bottom but it's in an awkward place as there are two connectors right above it.  I re-routed the cable forward and now it is cable tied to the back side of the passenger floorboard chrome  mounting arm.  It's inconspicuous and out of harms way from road debris and most of the water that would come it's way, and you have to look close to see it. 
It's quick now to see it in low light and hook up or remove the charger in a pinch.

[grc]

If everyone actually had their charger located on the left side of the bike, the stock location might be fine.  However, for those who like to keep their charger mounted to a wall for instance, and park the bike so the right side is facing that wall, the factory location sucks.  If it were mine, I'd do the same thing I did with my older model.  Run the harness out the hole in the plate between the engine and battery compartment, attach the connector to the plate with 3M molding tape, and never have to fish out the wire and connector.  I park on the right side of the garage next to the charger on the wall, take the charger connector over to the bike and plug it in.  For those who do connect from the left side, just aim the bike connector to the left instead of the right.  For those who want to be able to move the connector on the bike, use heavy duty Velcro instead of the molding tape.

This is just an example of one way to do this.  There are many others, limited only by your imagination.  As noted by LV76, you can add more wire to extend that connection as far as you want.  Maybe you want it at the back of the bike under the T-P.  No problem, just route the wires properly so they don't get snagged by moving parts.

Jerry