Ericc1995 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Hi all,I have a question regarding electrical accessories on our bikes batteries. I have a 12v socket aftermarket as most people do. I am planning on installing heated grips and a hawk alarm system i bought years ago and never used it on any previous bikes. My battery is less than a year old and the bike in question is my suzuki rf900. Will i need to upgrade the battery to a more modern lipo/ion to use all these accessories, the alarm will obviously not be in use ehile riding. This is my everyday bike and will be ridden everyday (well once we get back to work atleast) commuting and my weekend bike atm while i rebuild the other.Regards, Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Nope all will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Connect the heated grips into an ignition controlled circuit so they can not be left on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onesea Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Personally owning a bike with an alarm not certain I would do again.. that's just personal choice.Other choice would be to run everything through a relay. One wire to inhibition controlled circuit the test can then get power direct from battery... Edited April 16, 2020 by onesea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 My Oxford heated grips have an 'intelligent' controller which senses the when the engine is off and they turn themselves off after 3 minutes. They're connected straight to the baterry terminals.Never had a nasty surprise!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 My Oxford heated grips have an 'intelligent' controller which senses the when the engine is off and they turn themselves off after 3 minutes. They're connected straight to the baterry terminals.Never had a nasty surprise!. And my grips, but being an electrical engineer I don’t trust electronics. Mine are wired through a relay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbassred Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 My Oxford heated grips have an 'intelligent' controller which senses the when the engine is off and they turn themselves off after 3 minutes. They're connected straight to the baterry terminals. So do mine. Didn't work. After 2 flat batteries I wired then to a relay. To the OP, its not the battery that makes the power its the alternator. Generally you are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.