Electrical help - fuse requirements

Hi all

I am a new owner of a 2006 FZ1, which I absolutely love. I am looking to add a dash cam with USB power, but am conscious that getting it wrong can be dangerous, let alone difficult to diagnose.

I will be putting in an inline fuse, relay, and a distribution block. I have two main questions:

1- Do I need another fuse on the device side of the distribution block
2- the bike will be regularly connected to a tender. Will that blow the inline fuse, or require such a high amp fuse that it won't protect the circuit when not on the tender? Any other considerations?

Very rough wiring diagram attached. Wiring.jpg

Many thanks in advance for your help!
 
I would definitely use a large amp fuse to the block and another smaller amp between the block and the device. I suggest using a relay to only power the block when the ignition is on. Google motorcycle fuseblock for the best options. I use an FZ1 fuseblock.
 
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