Wiring mod, what's the score?

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wayno · #1 Post by **wayno** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:52 pm

I have read several things about this wiring mod, that everyone does (not the derestriction), what's it for? I read it on the apriliaforum, is this just for the states or every Falco?

Thanks in advance for answering what's probably a dumb question

FlyingKiwi · #2 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:08 pm

not everyone does it

I keep mine on an optimate though

HisNibbs · #3 Post by **HisNibbs** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:09 pm

I think the "wiring mod" reduces the resistance and hence voltage drop, of the charging circuit.
The battery unless well charged can struggle, the first sign of which is the "Dash Reset".

I've not done the mod but since replacing the battery, about 4 years ago and regularly using an optimate, I've not had any problems. (touch wood!)

wayno · #4 Post by **wayno** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:13 pm

Cool, I'll keep mine on optimate then, wiring scares me

Of course this won't be till I pick the new bike up at the weekend

D-Rider · #5 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:20 pm

mmmm .... recently had a bit of an argument on AF1 about this - daring to suggest that this is not something to be done as a matter of course and that it can actually be a bad thing to do on some bikes (leading to overcharging).

Keep your connectors (electrically) clean and the likelihood is you'll be fine.
Ride it frequently and the optimate won't be that often either

wayno · #6 Post by **wayno** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:29 pm

Oh there shall be plenty of riding :) In the summer, my winter riding stopped when I turned 22 and bought a car, aaah memories of nearly offing in the snow

Aladinsaneuk · #7 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:53 pm

optimate and forget it

Willopotomas · #8 Post by **Willopotomas** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:17 pm

wayno wrote:Oh there shall be plenty of riding :) In the summer, my winter riding stopped when I turned 22 and bought a car, aaah memories of nearly offing in the snow

blimey.. I was 25 when i passed me car test and got one.. Only did that because a couple of little people started living in the house.. I'm still not 100% certain how that happened.. But we get free milk deliveries and never have a problem when the posts on strike..

fastasfcuk · #9 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:19 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:optimate and forget it

snap.

D-Rider · #10 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:30 pm

fastasfcuk wrote:
Aladinsaneuk wrote:optimate and forget it
snap.

Hey Pete, I think he's just won your optimate !

Samray · #11 Post by **Samray** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:35 pm

Aladinsaneuk · #12 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:00 pm

lol

once you no longer need it as a backup for your pacemaker andy....

Falcopops · #13 Post by **Falcopops** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:05 am

Agree with all the optimate comments, but for a few years I had the bike in a shed without power so I had a some non starts and resets and did the wiring mod. This did improve things, but I put power into the shed shortly afterwards and it's always on the optimate now.

markymark · #14 Post by **markymark** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:21 pm

OK, I have to chime in against the consensus here....! I did the wire mod (both the charging mod and the dashboard mod) and it's transformed the bike totally from a pig to start unless continually drip fed from an optimate or the like, to the way it should have been designed in the beginning - able to sit for a couple of weeks in the cold and still start nice and briskly, no problems. Optimate is all well and good, but if you don't have a garage with a convenient power point, or are away doing a nice long trip across Europe, they're not much help.

Maybe the OEM wiring quality varies from bike to bike, but mor mine at least, from new before the mod it was a right pain!

Samray · #15 Post by **Samray** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:25 pm

Several good points there MM.