[Glenno]

@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:
View attachment 488914

I didn't see your other post above mine where you indicated the charging circuit coming off the alternator was the tender plug. Problem was it didn't have an earth. Like the one on the post 2007 does.

 

[DeeKay]

After the experience that I had with the Factory Battery Charger supplied with my new '17 Ducati Desert Sled, and having the batter discharge to the point that I couldn't restart the bike at a gas station, I don't have much trust for what the "engineers" at the factory dream up. They finally admitted that there was a basic wiring problem, and the solution was to install the pigtail from a "Battery Jr." unit directly to the battery, and disregard the UBS port (or whatever it was under the seat), and throw the "Ducati" charger into a trash bin (of course, accessing the dealer was a 750mile round trip - but that was going to happen anyway to have the initial service done). All my bikes, the Duc, the F4-1000R, and the Bonneville, stay hooked to their own Battery Jr's, that are on a timer so they only are on about 3 hrs/12hr (like from 1:30 to 4:30, am and pm). Have not had any problems since.

 

[ogrilp400]

Well blokes, after a thorough search under the seat and ecu on the gen 1 F4s’, you were right, no charging plug was found. So nothing for it but to make my own. I have a real dislike for scrappy wiring so made the plugs wire into the battery very neatly. Made three, one is fitted, two to go.

 

[EBBO]

Good job. Now just remember to use it religiously.

 

[mutaz bino]

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.

which Mercs data logger works with MV's.?

 

[silentservice703]

which Mercs data logger works with MV's.?

I'd suggest starting a thread and introducing yourself in the New Members section. There you can describe what you seek and reach out to Contact @merc07 He is a member here.

 

[Glenno]

which Mercs data logger works with MV's.?

Merc is a user on here who makes them. Not Mercedes cars.

 

[JeremyMoscow]

Hello,

I have a question related to MV Charger; can Ducati charger work on our MV, the adapter cable seems to be very similar ?

 

[silentservice703]

Probably.

 

[esq'z me]

Hello,
I have a question related to MV Charger; can Ducati charger work on our MV, the adapter cable seems to be very similar ?

Why wouldn't it ??? Same type battery requires the same type charger. Ducati doesn't make a "special" charger for their bikes. They buy one off the shelf from a supplier and label it.....just like MV Agusta does.

 

[Surfer Dave]

My '05 F4 has a CTEK pigtail with LED voltage indication and connector cap wired to the battery and the CTEK charger on a timer, works fine.

 

[JeremyMoscow]

Why wouldn't it ??? Same type battery requires the same type charger. Ducati doesn't make a "special" charger for their bikes. They buy one off the shelf from a supplier and label it.....just like MV Agusta does.

My concern was not about the charger or the battery themselves but about the adapter cable.
MV has this fast connector under the back seat (on the Superveloce in my case) and it requires an adapter cable. This is one is very similar on Ducati charger so I was wondering if it was the same plug.

 

[esq'z me]

MV Agusta uses an AMP Superseal 1.5 connector for the charger (or art least on first gen bikes). It would be nice if battery charger quick connectors were standardized, but they are not. I use NOCO Genius chargers and Optimate chargers..... I make my own adapters.
Here is a source for the AMP connectors (and most any other you may want)

AMP 1.5 Superseal

Amp 1.5 Superseal Connectors. Very common connector for many makes and models throughout the Motorcycle and Automotive industry, Ducati and Aprilia. Great prices and low shipping cost.

www.cycleterminal.com

 

[Bikefalcon]

Here is a photo of the Charger and the plug on the end of it that connects to the bike. View attachment 488895 View attachment 488896

That looks like the charger that came with my 2021 brutale 1000rr. It is prewired to take that plug.