Disabling parking light?
 

Hi all

What a potential nightmare today could have been.

Pulled up at client site, got off bike, left parking light on by mistake (one extra click past steering lock).

Mobile dead as a doornail, and bike with flat battery. Everyone had left.

Was just sitting there aimlessly wondering what to do when a random passerby offered a bump start!

Is there any quick and easy way of disabling this so I dont get caught out again?

Reckon the 25 mile ride home was sufficient to recharge the battery so it starts tomorrow morning?

Re: Disable parking light
 

Yeah it should be fine for the morning.. :-)

Just get up slightly earlier just incase.

Re: Disable parking light
 

chop the wire?
sure yorkie put a tip in this thread somewhere http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=164178

Re: Disable parking light
 

Take the bulb out

Re: Disable parking light
 

Ive been meaning to do this myself, i left it on shortly once, ill do mine tomorrow and tell you how i did it.

Re: Disable parking light
 

it activates the tail light too. (as pointed out in that other thread, wouldn't have sprung to mind otherwise!)

Re: Disable parking light
 

Ah, dats no good then.

Don't turn the key so far next time :p

Re: Disable parking light
 

Replace tail light and side light with LEDs, much less current draw.

Re: Disable parking light
 

I wonder if YC can elaborate...:D

I know the obvious answer is to not do it, but then its not exactly intentional. In the time I have owned the bike this is only the 2nd time I have even used this "feature".

Now I have done it once I'll be a lot more careful no doubt, but I;d like to eliminate the possiblity of a relapse altogether.

Beab, let me know how you get on!

Re: Disable parking light
 

Ok. Looking at the diagrams you cant cut any wires, they are used in the ignition ON' position too. That is my interpretation anyway.

Does the ignition barrel come apart? could stop it there.