What's this electrical part?
 

Biike is a 05 sv650 race bike.Any one tell me what this is.Bike runs fine without it(Something to do with lites?)There is a resistance written on the side of it.Can i leave it disconnected as i am running without lites?Cant seem to find it in the manual.

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what does it connect to in the wiring loom?

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I think its something to do with the Fuel Level sensor? Which works on a thermistor principle IIRC, so I think, the large ceramic block in the tail section is some sort of dropper/current limit resistor. I think the external resistor was fitted on and after the K5's.

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Thats the tip-over sensor - for cutting the engine out if the bike is on its side.

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Isn't the TO sensor in front of the battery box?

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Thats the normal place for it. May have been moved and mounted in a different place. Can be confirmed by checking the wiring colours with the manual.

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If that is the new location, isn't it at a bit of a strange angle for a TO sensor?

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That is much bigger than a tip over sensor

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what are the wire colours?

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Looks like orange, Red and Green in the photos, on the loom side.

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there is a resistor block shown in the K5 wiring diagram that has red, white and black coming from it. Looks like part of the signal circuit and fuel level sensor circuit.

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ok ,that matches the same 'resistor block' shown in the wiring diagram.

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Ah ha, so i was nearly right then! :mrgreen:

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Just looking in haynes now. I agree.

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so, can it be removed? Obviously not required for the lights but you might want fuel level indication.

I have a K3 race bike that has no fuel level indicator, only a fuel light to show reserve. I've never had a problem without one. Gets your ar5e a little twitchy though when the warning light comes on just before you leave the holding area for the grid :-)

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Tanx for the help.Won't be near bike for a couple of days.Maybe this foto is clearer.Looks like they are red,white and black.Wiring is standard and it plugs into 3 pin block connector and disappears into loom.The guy who said it is something to do with fuel level sensor got me thinking.My fuel lite flashes first and then stays on (as the fuel level level drops).Brother has same bike with race harness and it does not have the resistor.His fuel lite does not flash,just a steady lite when fuel gets low.No resistor means no flashing lite????Again tanx 4 all the help.