"channellling the Pleideans"
.............until you leave them on and the bike unattended, flatten your battery, fail at bump starting, and have to call the cavalry.
Might change the wiring so that the fucking things are through a relay and will only go when the ignition is on.
Or I could, you know, get a clue.
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
Grumpy Old Bastard
The relay is more reliable than getting a clue - if you are anything like me anyway...Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
One hell of a ride.
You just have to be smarter than the switch.
Some Harley ones are switched on/in the bar end. They switch off with the power - but are very easy to inadvertently turn on while riding on a hot day. Talk about sweaty palms.
Rider in training
Get the relay, or wait for it to happen again ...
Suffers from peterpan syndrome
...bugger!
Ive been thinking about getting some of those "old man" grips as well....but a bit worried about the italian electrics holding up to the added drain, and like you, the correct way to wire them up is a concern (with out getting flat batteries or damaging the loom)
...Might just have to pay someone to do it for me properly....I hate paying people to do shit I "should" be able to do myself...but when it comes to the sparky bits, best I leave it to the pros.
When Life thows me a curve
...I lean into it!
Bardcore Hiker
mine are wired through the headlight, so only go when key is on
Shaken, not stirred in the shakey city!
NEDWN VIII
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Why the hell were they not installed that way in the first place?
"channellling the Pleideans"
no idea. bought the bike with them on. but yeah...
Why the hell were they not installed that way in the first place?
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
NEDWN VIII
A recent purchase?...
If so your insurance company needs to add that to your policy (if it hasn't been done already) its a modification that has damage potential.
"channellling the Pleideans"
especially once I get busy with the soldering iron!!
(nah, I'll get my mate the electrician to do it, in exchange for beer. mmmm beeeer)
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
ZZZZZZZZZZ
Cause the instructions say otherwise. I had mine connected directly to the battery and never had an issue. I only wired them through a relay because I wanted to hard-wire my GPS...
Why the hell were they not installed that way in the first place?
Nunquam Non Paratus
Embracing mediocrity
Just wire them from the headlight circuit, only goes when the ignition is on.
Riding cheap crappy old bikes badly since 1987
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Forum whore
Another suggestion is to visit a forum specific to your bike type as someone will have come up with an easy solution.
To run all the electrical doo-dads on my V-Strom (GPS, grips, accessory socket) I fitted a fuse-box which was essentially plug and play. No splicing of wires was necessary and I've got both switched and unswitched power available from the fuse-box.
could catch a monkey
Eh?
That's news to me. Mind you, I got the mechanic to install them when the bike was being serviced.
Moped rider
Yea,the old man grips are very good at this time of the year. if they work properly.
My Bike is at the shop right now,because of a flat battery, because of a faulty control unit.Was not possible to switch them off.All time heating in highest position. Almost impossible to ride the bike, backed hands haha. But Queenstown Motorcycles fixed it, and i can pick up my baby tomorrow. Hope it is still warranty,because Oxford knows about that fault in the control unit.
Stay warm and on the road.
Wolfgang
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