[ogrilp400]

G'day All.
I have just bought an MV Agusta battery charger. The plug on the bike end has a two pin plug. The plug under the seat on all three of my gen1 F4s' is a three pin. I have carried out a volt meter check on the plug on the bike and its is not showing any voltage which I would expect it to do if it is connected to the battery. So, whats happening here blokes?

 

[revhead1957]

Can you take a picture if the plugs under the seat?

 

[EBBO]

Trace the wires

 

[ogrilp400]

Can you take a picture if the plugs under the seat?

Here is the photo revhead.

 

[ogrilp400]

Trace the wires

Yes I will look through the wiring diagram tonight ebbo.

 

[hogget]

what bike? have you connected a charger to your other bikes?- that doesn't look like a charger connector - (2 wires usually) and should definitely show 12v+ if its connected to the battery
i use c-tek chargers on all my bikes and am very happy with them - need a special one if you're using a lithium battery

 

[ogrilp400]

what bike? have you connected a charger to your other bikes?- that doesn't look like a charger connector - (2 wires usually) and should definitely show 12v+ if its connected to the battery
i use c-tek chargers on all my bikes and am very happy with them - need a special one if you're using a lithium battery

Here is a photo of the Charger and the plug on the end of it that connects to the bike.

 

[ogrilp400]

I have only just bought the charger unit and haven't been able to use it. The 00 750, 03 750 EV03 and 05 1000 I have all have the same under seat plug.

 

[Rich8]

Mines a different and much newer bike so may not be the same, but I have 2 plugs under my seat - one to charge battery and one I think a diagnostics port.
The connector you pictured doesn't look like a battery charging connector to me. Would expect 2 wires to it not 3.

 

[revhead1957]

Battery Recharge - MV Agusta F4 S Workshop Manual [Page 191]

MV Agusta F4 S Manual Online: Battery Recharge. The battery is charged by connecting the supplied bat- tery charger to the connector located under the pas- senger seat. If the battery is charged after a period of vehicle downtime, make sure that the charger fuse is placed inside its...

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What r these connectors for??

Under the rider seat I got 3 connectors. I think the one with the cap(green) is probably to connect a computer but are the other two for??

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Look for another plug with only 2 wires. I suspect the one you have shown is the diagnostic connector.

 

[ogrilp400]

Thanks for this Revhead and Rich8. There is another capped off plug under the riders right thigh against the battery but it is a three wire as well. How many capped off plugs are on an MV? I will look more intently tomorrow, is 8.30pm here.

 

[Rich8]

Charging plug (with rubber cap and without - two wires in - blue and red):

 

[silentservice703]

@ogrilp400 - All MVs use the same TWO-WIRE (RED/BLUE) connection for the battery charger. @Rich8 has shown a great picture of what you seek.

In your manual for the First Gen F4 it shows it this way:

 

[esq'z me]

That 3 wire plug is for diagnostics.

 

[Glenno]

Here is the photo revhead. View attachment 488891 View attachment 488892

Thanks for this Revhead and Rich8. There is another capped off plug under the riders right thigh against the battery but it is a three wire as well. How many capped off plugs are on an MV? I will look more intently tomorrow, is 8.30pm here.

Hi Ken, the one in your picture is diagnostic connector (6 on the wiring diagram). I run one of Mercs data loggers on it. Quite a useful tool when resetting the TPS rather than jacking in to the ECU plug (and CO2 if you wire it up). Not to mention the other functions it performs such as actuator testing.

The other plug with B/Y GR/Y B/W wires is 5 on the electrical diagram "safety CPU". On my 2000 750 I can't find any 2 wire plugs up that end of the bike. I also can't see any charging plug on the wiring diagram. I just ran my tender (Ctek) direct off the battery.

 

[ogrilp400]

G'day Blokes, Well I have just spent the last hour with a bright inspection light, with the 05 1000 up on the work stand, pulling things off and apart and cannot find a capped off two pin connector. I poured over everything from under and around the ECU right down to the alternator and the back of the engine. Cannot find a two pin capped off plug. I will put one of the 750s' up next and see what I can find on those, if any thing.

 

[silentservice703]

@ogrilp400 - YOU CAN STOP LOOKING NOW I love it when ignorance kicks my ass. It keeps me near humble. My belief that all F4 bikes had the connection for battery charging was born out of my ignorance and that was born out of the lack of need-to-know. You see, as a standard practice, I always installed a Battery Tender Pigtail (SAE Connector) on all of my bikes except for my B3 800RR. This negated the need for me to look for the connector that MV installs to charge the battery...ON BIKES 2007 VINTAGE and LATER!!!

I have been looking at parts manuals and service manuals for the F4 from 2000 to the point where I discovered that the connector was added for the 2007 Model Year on the F4 1000R, The F4 312R and the F4 312RR.

See below arrow:

 

[esq'z me]

It is a separate wire lead on my 910R, supplied with instruction for the dealer to install during pre-deliverey when they connect the battery.

 

[silentservice703]

It is a separate wire lead on my 910R, supplied with instruction for the dealer to install during pre-deliverey when they connect the battery.

Ed, that would be the SAE Battery Charge Kit - Part Number:

 

[esq'z me]

I think my SPR F4 also came with that "kit"....In the documents I received when I bought it was the installation instructions from MV to the dealer/owner.