Exactly! Plus the newer battery model number has been a improvement over the older one. It’s been flawless for me ever since.
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You have got an Indian FTR too ??
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Thanks Tony for that so Iam going to put a small on/off switch under the seat and wire it in between the fuse that controls the clocks also removed the connector which puts the headlights on when you switch the bike on so you can put the head light on independently, it just gives the ignition a bit more voltage when starting.
Yup, ignore this at your peril. My bike is a 2015 CR and had two cables (unsuccessfully) crimped into a single non-insulated terminal end - attached to the +ve terminal. That type of terminal end is specifically designed for one cable only. I chased an intermittent fault around for months, courtesy of this setup and good old Norton vibration. Not sure this could cause parasitic drain but it can certainly cause you electrical gremlinsEarly bikes suffered from flashing neutral and fuel lights. Norton issued a patch cable to affected bikes which in they advised connecting from a permanent live feed. Richard-7 issued his own fix which is the same in essence, but comes from a switched feed. I understand Norton incorporated the fix into the loom on later bikes, but I wonder if they are still using the perm feed? Could this be the answer why so many bikes suffer from drain ?
Also check the battery terminal connections , as some bikes have two cables unsuccessfully crimped to one connector ( +ve I think ), causing starting issues.
! Another one to watch for Nortonistas!
Yes I acquired the Carbon FTR before ChristmasYou have got an Indian FTR too ??
The newer Euro4 machine schematics show the tachometer supply is switched , but the speedo is not. This could work , are you going to try it ?
Really not sure Tony, can’t explain it. The weekend earlier I had gone to ‘charge’ (from ‘store’) to start the bike, but then got distracted - did’nt get the opportunity, so hit ‘store’ again and left it. Could have sworn that I checked that it had gone back into full ’store’ mode but maybe not. Either way, if the charger was neither in ‘store‘ or ‘charge’ it means that the battery dropped to very low levels over the period of one week. Wouldn’t have thought that would occur, even with significant parasitic drain.
Just checked…
Do your head lights come on when you turn on the key switch ? You have a head lights off during crank time relay , this will activate when you push the starter button , to turn off the headlight. And then the relay will drop out after you release the starter button. You may not notice it because you may have the headlight turned off with the bar switch. My headlight bar switch is locked on and I have not removed the stop inside.
