Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

I got one of these Optimate III for my christmas from my girlfriends dad :cool:

Not had the chance to rig it up yet, this was going to be one of my questions, i guess its the same for the pointy.

I havnt looked yet, but is there a way to get the wires provided to reach to under the seat cowel, so the main seat doesnt need to be removed every time to hook it up.

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

On my curvy I just fed the wire with the connector plug under the rear bodywork to the area under the rear seat / cowl. Was then easy to access. I think you can do the same on a pointy. SpeedyClaire has just fitted hers so the weatherproof plug comes out near the rear brake lever.

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

Yep, hooked it up on my pointy and its a no brainer. If you open the battery compartment you'll see how easy it is to feed through to the rear compartment, loads of space.

Just be careful if you have an alarm fitted when connecting up the optimate leads. Remember to put it in service mode or it'll think its being nicked!

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

Welcome to the forum MachoNacho852.

glad its not just me that found it impossible to work out for myself how to get at the battery - some of you might remember me posting pretty much the same question about 3 weeks ago when my battery needed changing.

Alan

Re: How to get to the battery (SV650)
 

Well I got the battery charged and started up the bike. I forgot how loud the thing was lol. It was about 16F degrees outside but I still took it for a quick spin around the roads. Quite cold but still fun.