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My bike is always garaged and I only ride in the rain when I get stuck in it on long rides.
Got a dead battery for no reason today but I looked over all my fuses first just in case. The main fuse plug had a lot of corrosion on it for something that rarely gets wet. The design actually traps water in it. It cups water in there and it sits on the terminals that transfer all power for the bike. Brilliant.
Just a recommendation that everyone check it out and put some dielectric grease on it.
1) Drop right side cover.
2) Remove 2 bolts to get coolant reservoir to hang down.
3) There's 4 modules/relays on the side of the battery.The main fuse is on the very left.
4) Hold down the 2 tabs and pull it apart.
This is what you'll see. I had already scraped off some corrosion before taking this pic, it was pretty bad.
Got a dead battery for no reason today but I looked over all my fuses first just in case. The main fuse plug had a lot of corrosion on it for something that rarely gets wet. The design actually traps water in it. It cups water in there and it sits on the terminals that transfer all power for the bike. Brilliant.
Just a recommendation that everyone check it out and put some dielectric grease on it.
1) Drop right side cover.
2) Remove 2 bolts to get coolant reservoir to hang down.
3) There's 4 modules/relays on the side of the battery.The main fuse is on the very left.
4) Hold down the 2 tabs and pull it apart.
This is what you'll see. I had already scraped off some corrosion before taking this pic, it was pretty bad.
