Question about replacing stock 12V socket with a USB charger

You're definitely not going to fry your Iphone with a 2.1 A charger. There are protection circuits within the IPhones to prevent this. The IPhone could run a bit hotter while charging, which some argue can reduce battery life over time (talking years, not months) but you definitely won't fry your IPhone.

Why not just use a plug-in adapter that are pretty much available everywhere?

Also 12V DC Aux is only fused @ 2A anyway. (page 8-194 in the service manual). So no point in trying to build something that can do more than 2A with out heavier cabling back to the battery / bigger fuse etc..

Question for you: How exactly is the 12V outlet connected to the bike? With a connector, or wire terminals? I wouldn't mind cutting off wires if they're not part of the main harness, meaning they end up in a connector somewhere upstream. But if I have to cut a connector that is part of the main harness, then I'd pass cutting any wires. The only solution would be to find a mating connector so the main harness stays untouched. At any rate, do you know which is the case with our bike? Finally found a unit with 1.0 and 2.1A:

www.amazon.com/Qunqi-Charger-Socket-Outlet-Carvans/dp/B00VHC04NI/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=flush+usb+charger&qid=1563925081&refinements=p_72%3A2491149011&rnid=2491147011&s=wireless&sr=1-14

Finally, what did you have to remove to get to the back of it? Thx. And yes, if everything fails, I'd just get a flush-mount USB adapter, but prefer a permanent solution, since you can't leave it inserted unprotected. By the way, a 12V outlet with only 2A is useless for anything other than a USB charger, hence wanting a permanent one. I have a SAE connector to charge the battery that can be used for anything else. Thanks gang.

Excellent. Thanks a million MrCDHarwood. Great news those wires have a connector, so no need to even disconnect it. I'll do exactly as the video: just cut the wires and solder/crimp the new terminals right there. It seems to be it's not even necessary to remove that air scoop. Will order the gizmo now, and install it when it gets here. But also need to order those solder thingies that require a heat gun to join wires, since the socket comes with wires already, so rather than crimp terminals, will just join wires. Thanks again brother.

Yes but that's 12V at 2A, or 24Watts using power=Volts x Amps,

So at 5V that same circuit could provide 4.8Amps, assuming it's lossless. So two 2.1 Amp 5V outlets only comsume 21Watts and shouldn't blow the fuse.

Hey Oldbob, glad to read your negative review of those sockets because I was seriously thinnking of buying it due to the voltage meter (even though it didn't have a 1A port), but ended up ordering the unit I posted (post #9). It worked perfectly, but just like other similar ones, it was a bit too large to fit thru the stock opening, so rather than force it in, I sanded the hole from the back until it was a little tight, but without having to force it in. When the cover is in place, it hides the blue LED when power is on. I removed the harness, cut the wires at the base of the socket, cut the red and black leads supplied with the unit, spliced them together leaving the harness at the same length as factory, soldered the leads once twisted together (didn't like the job due to solder not having resin flux in it, but not critical, since leads were twisted), put shrink-tubing over the 2 soldered leads, then put electrical tape starting with the stock sleeve, towards the terminals, just like the original harness was, so it looks factory, and the 2 terminals have a rubber sleeve, to as close to waterproof as you can get with blade terminals. Now I have both 1A and 2.1A, just like I wanted. All I need is a mount in case I ever need my phone there, but since it's a regular iPhone 6S+, I'd have to buy some kind of cover in case it rains. HATE mounts, so will look for the smallest BUT safe one I can get for that phone, in case I need it. Thank you for all the help here gang. Since the fuse is just 2A (where is it?), the outlet was useless for anything other than USB charging, so might as well have the right adapter . A couple of pics below.