hi to anyone that can shed some light on this ????.
i have an 05 plate xtx and just had my pcIII fitted and with the bad weather coming its going to be stood for a while (so far so good)...i have just bought an optimate BUT the instuctions are not the easiest ( probs me being thick)...but a mate says connect both leads to the battery and leave it (:-) ).....on the instructions it says connect the positive + to the positive + on the battery.....and the negative- to the framework ???....which am i to do?????

many thanks...........ray

both my leads are on the battery ive got the Hien Gerric charger and when you turn it on it defaults too bike then bulk charges the battery to full charge then drops down to maintain charge!

ha haaaaa.....thank god someone has the same charger......got mine today �27.99 from hg............never had to use one b4 just thought to be on the safe side......so its just as simple as connect the two leads and the charger sorts it out.......thankyou...................ray

The Optimate is a good maintenance charger but that does not mean it can be connected and forgotten about. You should check periodically that the led shows full charge or maintenance charge. If you connect it to the frame any electrical corrosion which can occur in any of the connections back to negative may interrupt the charging cycle and lead to a flat battery. This may be helpful if you check regularly that it is still charging and help you to find any corrosion which may happen during the lay-off period. Connecting to the negative terminal of the battery will only ensure that the battery itself is O.K. You pays your money and takes your choice but I always start the bike once a week to keep both the battery in full state and the other connecions to ancilliary parts (lights,horn,sidestand switch,clutch switch etc.) are in working order.

This start procedure also ensures a good coating of oil on the working parts of the engine. Don't forget to move the bike to relieve pressure on one small section of the tyres to avoid flat spots.

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hi all again
cheers bear for the pm and also to motonacio for the reply, just one other question ???, i have just had my pcIII fitted and custom mapped to my bike and there is a power lead coming from that onto my battery if i dis-connect the pos and neg and fit the fly lead from my optimiser am i going to lose all my settings for the bike and pcIII ??? ray x

I dont know about the pc3 but all I did was put a small pair of grips on the terminals to hold them tight on the batery then undid the bolt took the nut off put the fly lead on then did the nut up and so did not loose power to the bike !