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SharpSword
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Joined: Jul 2024
Posts: 17
Bike: V-Strom 1050XT
Location: Staffordshire
Optimate cable location?
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July 26, 2024, 17:08:50 »
Hello all!
Just wondering if the clip shown here is a logical position to secure the Optimate cable?
Just want to be sure it's not going to become an irritation for the legs or anything. I'm picking the bike up on Thursday
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UK_Vstrom650
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 6728
Bike: DL650A L2
Re: Optimate cable location?
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July 26, 2024, 20:37:07 »
I think I'd leave it under the seat if there's room
Can't tell if that would rub on your leg, but the cable may rub on the plastic panel over time and leave a mark.
(I'm assuming there's space under the seat and access is straight forward)
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SharpSword
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Joined: Jul 2024
Posts: 17
Bike: V-Strom 1050XT
Location: Staffordshire
Re: Optimate cable location?
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July 26, 2024, 22:34:27 »
You may be right there!
Well, if I can't find a use for it then I'm going to have to get rid of it somehow. Pointless things do my nut in haha.
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Rusty Nuts
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 7996
Bike: KTM 1090 in orange, of course.
Location: Traitors Corner & West Yorkshire
Re: Optimate cable location?
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July 27, 2024, 05:28:18 »
I'd get a hairdryer (not a heat gun) on that to soften the glue, bin the clip then clean the residue off with surgical spirit. Or E5 / E10 fuel if that's all you've got.
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nigel s
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Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 2385
Bike: DL650A M2
Location: Norfolk, UK
Re: Optimate cable location?
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July 27, 2024, 15:36:02 »
It is an odd place for a clip, maybe the previous owner used it for a heated jacket connector
I have the optimate cable behind my right knee on the bike, 'cos that is the side the optimate is when parked in the garage.
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Sir Trev
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Joined: May 2024
Posts: 84
Bike: 800RE
Location: High Wycombe
Re: Optimate cable location?
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July 27, 2024, 16:51:25 »
I'm almost the same as Nigel - my Opti cable comes out under the seat behind me arse.
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purplebikeunicorn
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Joined: Jan 2022
Posts: 543
Bike: DL650A L7
Location: West Midlands
Re: Optimate cable location?
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July 29, 2024, 22:07:01 »
Mine is cable tied to the subframe just under the seat, so accessible without taking the seat off. Just make sure to pop a little silicone grease in the cap (if you've got an Oxford one) or green crusties will appear.
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nigel s
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Posts: 2385
Bike: DL650A M2
Location: Norfolk, UK
Re: Optimate cable location?
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July 30, 2024, 05:10:47 »
Good advice, not just Oxford ones. Same goes for the connector on the charger , I had to cut back and replace the connector on my 20? year old optimate due to the green crusties a few years ago
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Phild
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Joined: Apr 2023
Posts: 278
Bike: Suzuki Vstrom 1050XT
Location: North Somerset
Re: Optimate cable location?
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July 30, 2024, 07:53:32 »
Mine sits under my seat and doubles up as the power supply for my TomTom.👍
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