Fiting a light switch !

[ONDA SF]

I am thinking about fitting a on/off light switch to my bike, may give the battery a little more power when starting.

Has anyone else tried it, thought maybe a switch from a uk honda could be adapted or a chrome mini toggle switch in the back of the head light bowl.

Any thoughts

Cheers Col

[lizard821000]

?? it already has one

[amorti]

I am thinking about fitting a on/off light switch to my bike, may give the battery a little more power when starting.

Has anyone else tried it, thought maybe a switch from a uk honda could be adapted or a chrome mini toggle switch in the back of the head light bowl.

Any thoughts

Cheers Col

If you only want it to help starting, you can easily enough fit a cut-out relay so that the lights go out when the starter button is depressed.

[ONDA SF]

Mine hasn't got a switch to turn the head light off, it just seems that there is a lot of load on the battery when starting.

[superfourben]

The superfour has a relay to cut out the headlight when you start it. Check it, the headlight should go out as soon as you hit the start button, if it doesn't then the relay is at fault.

[ONDA SF]

Thanks just looked and the head light does go out, must be my battery at fault.
If my bike is left with the light on for a minute, And then i attempt to start it struggles even if i have had it on the optimate over night.
Its a Banner battery was a little wary when i bought it last year. What's the best make battery for a bike any one got any preferences .

[amorti]

Thanks just looked and the head light does go out, must be my battery at fault.
If my bike is left with the light on for a minute, And then i attempt to start it struggles even if i have had it on the optimate over night.
Its a Banner battery was a little wary when i bought it last year. What's the best make battery for a bike any one got any preferences .

Stick to recognised brands like Yuasa or Varta if you want a battery to last more than two winters.

There is a lot of noise in racing circles about LiFePo4 batteries. They still cost a bit more than a normal battery but by all accounts the performance is worth it and you reduce weight by 2+kg.

[Graham04]

I know that it is an old post but while waiting for a cheap Chinese regulator to arrive I decided to fit a light switch. The battery would go flat while riding, but if the headlamp was disconnected would carry on happily. A simple handlebar on/off switch was purchase from ebay for the princely sum of £2.75. I split the white wire which goes to the dip filament and connected the switch wires to both ends of the white. This allows the rear to be on at all times, the flasher works whenever needed and if the weather or traffic requires, then the switch gets the dip back on. The regulator cured the charging but I still have the option to switch off the headlamp if needed, handy when messing about with the bike in the garage and the ignition is on.

[cb400f1]

I've had a Skyrich LiFePo4 battery since 2013 and covered 14k miles with it. Excellent battery, super lightweight but not so good starting bike in cold weather. How long it'll last I'm not sure