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03-05-06, 11:05 AM

iv just been out cleaning/messing about with the bike in the hut cos im going out on it shortly and noticed my heated grips were'nt working.'thats strange'thought i as i havent touched any wires lately

so, out with the multi meter and check the fuses ,after stripping it down(seat off ,tank up,side panels and battery cover off)i checked the fuses and all seemed well

live feed from the battery to the control box ok and btw the grips were working 5 min b4 this ..and then i remembered i ran the feed in with the lights so that the grips are switched off when the key is out the ignition,,put the lights on and....(drum roll please)....THE *******S WERE WORKING!all that time all i had to do was switch the lights on,,,,,what a muppet

03-05-06, 11:14 AM

03-05-06, 12:05 PM

see,,, all u 'clutch switch non-operators ' or sidestand/kill switch ,dont feel bad ,we can all make' homer' type mistakes

spread the lurve .............

03-05-06, 06:54 PM

Bet your glad no one was stood watching you

03-05-06, 07:13 PM

Reminds me of when I took the bike out after the rebuild. Pootling along checking everything was ok, and it was.

Decided to adjust the right side mirror a little with my left hand while holding a steady throttle along the road. Take hand off mirror to grip left bar again and the bike begins to die, pull in clutch, down the gears and coast to a halt.

WTF?

My mate is following behind and stops to see what's up.
"Erm, why did you flick your killswitch?......"

Richie · 03-05-06, 07:17 PM

My red LED on mine had stopped working after I rewired them.... but they do still work.... Hummm.

Speedy · 03-05-06, 07:21 PM

You think THATS stupid,after I came in from a reasonable ride in the sun,opened garage,rode up the drive,went to get off......didn't put stand down,NEARLY dropped it!

Muppet

04-05-06, 04:50 AM

Jim lad, at least re-wiring it via the lights saves you a flat battery

04-05-06, 09:32 AM

We've all* done something similar Jim, Don't worry mate

(*) Some of us more than others

04-05-06, 10:58 AM

hey cloggsy, jims was funny though, he was through at mines with Baz and busy showing me the benefits of nice toasty grips, 2 coffee's later and guess what, he forgot to turn them off, result = battery as flat as a witches t!ts

03-05-06, 11:05 AM	#1
jim@55 Guest Posts: n/a	doh! iv just been out cleaning/messing about with the bike in the hut cos im going out on it shortly and noticed my heated grips were'nt working.'thats strange'thought i as i havent touched any wires lately so, out with the multi meter and check the fuses ,after stripping it down(seat off ,tank up,side panels and battery cover off)i checked the fuses and all seemed well live feed from the battery to the control box ok and btw the grips were working 5 min b4 this ..and then i remembered i ran the feed in with the lights so that the grips are switched off when the key is out the ignition,,put the lights on and....(drum roll please)....THE *******S WERE WORKING!all that time all i had to do was switch the lights on,,,,,what a muppet

03-05-06, 07:17 PM	#6
Richie fantabulas Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nr Durham Posts: 4,940	My red LED on mine had stopped working after I rewired them.... but they do still work.... Hummm. __________________ My Flickr photos

03-05-06, 12:05 PM	#3
jim@55 Guest Posts: n/a	see,,, all u 'clutch switch non-operators ' or sidestand/kill switch ,dont feel bad ,we can all make' homer' type mistakes spread the lurve .............

03-05-06, 06:54 PM	#4
BILLY Guest Posts: n/a	Bet your glad no one was stood watching you

03-05-06, 07:13 PM	#5
haggis Guest Posts: n/a	Reminds me of when I took the bike out after the rebuild. Pootling along checking everything was ok, and it was. Decided to adjust the right side mirror a little with my left hand while holding a steady throttle along the road. Take hand off mirror to grip left bar again and the bike begins to die, pull in clutch, down the gears and coast to a halt. WTF? My mate is following behind and stops to see what's up. "Erm, why did you flick your killswitch?......"

03-05-06, 07:21 PM	#7
Speedy Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Biggin Hill,Kent Posts: 1,074	You think THATS stupid,after I came in from a reasonable ride in the sun,opened garage,rode up the drive,went to get off......didn't put stand down,NEARLY dropped it! Muppet

04-05-06, 04:50 AM	#8
scooby2102 Guest Posts: n/a	Jim lad, at least re-wiring it via the lights saves you a flat battery

04-05-06, 09:32 AM	#9
Cloggsy Guest Posts: n/a	We've all* done something similar Jim, Don't worry mate (*) Some of us more than others

04-05-06, 10:58 AM	#10
scooby2102 Guest Posts: n/a	hey cloggsy, jims was funny though, he was through at mines with Baz and busy showing me the benefits of nice toasty grips, 2 coffee's later and guess what, he forgot to turn them off, result = battery as flat as a witches t!ts