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Wiring Gadgets on the NineT Thread

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Battery Charger Advice & Accessory Socket Type?

So I'm leaping 42y into the future from a 1972 R75/5 to a nineT and I need to buy a CAN-BUS friendly battery charger.
BMW's chargers are priced a bit high for my taste - so I'm looking at a TecMate TM-141DUAL Optimate 4DUAL unit. If I don't attach their pigtail, I'll need an extra lead/plug to plug it into the nineT's accessory socket. Can anyone tell me whether this is an SAE-79 socket or an SAE-72??
Thanks Guys.
 
Thanks for the kind offer Finn. Let me see what shows up from Amazon before I bug you for a plug. I believe SAE-79 is BMW's standard socket for all bikes from 2004 onward. If it is, then I'll have the option of attaching the Optimate pigtail, or plugging into the accessory socket. The Optimate 4DUAL has a CAN-BUS charging program.