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I havent read all the replies so i may be talking old stuff now but ive had a camera on the bike for the last 3 years and have enjoyed it much to the annoyance of my friends.  However you need to accept the limitations.  I went at the time for the 4KAM bullet cameras which as a kit was about £300.  Whilst its fun, that is all it is.  If I was involved in a fail to stop accident it would only indicate what happenned. it is poor for number plates and identifications unless really close up.  If all parties are present then great this would supplement any other evidence.

for my car ive recently bought a blackvue 400 v2 HD.  This is a fantastic improvement and provides gps map overlay and speed.  In summary go for HD as a minimum.  This applies for home cctv aswell.  For work my role includes investigating RTC and other crimes and the phrase "evidential value" always comes into play.  if your a victim we need evidence or reasonable lines of enquiry to pursue not just a ghostly apparition damaging your car on your drive or a VRM for the idiot who just knocked you off your bike.

I hear that, but I can only protest.

yep ive had the same problem.  left the ignition on overnight and after being flat it wont hold a charge, that was a year ago.

had to buy a new battery.
frustration this week is that I went to collect my bike from the bodyshop on saturday and the battery was flat which means that they have left the ignition on and knackered the new battery.

bet they wont replace it.

it took ages just cos I never tinker with the bike at all but need to get more familiar with it, if I was doing it again it would be a quick job.  I aint very good with tools :)

new battery still going good. dealer could have sourced a battery however the same battery as I bought was £20 more expensive and a ridiculous fitting charge of around £30 (as i remember) from the dealer. And at the stage of purchase I was unsure if Kawasaki would cave in and pay the cost.

done, took several hours though and I smashed one of the release tabs on the plate under the lights. does anyone know where I can source a pack of those tabs?

thanks for your patience and reply. I will have a go on saturday. I aint the most handy person but i will do it slowly.
I have got an inline fuse aswell.

Thanks,  wil have a loo k tommorrow. Do you have any images. I ain't looking at the bike right now. Is the left panel around near the light cluster?

thanks, do you mean the lead going to the 12v cigar lighter?

Just as an additional query, I am looking at fitting 2x1w bullet DRL's with a pod twinkle unit. Would you recommend that I splice into the headlight cable near to the fitting plug as in your first image? 

yep sourced a new YTX14-BS for £38. The YTX14H-BS is £109.
will install it Thursday.

Thanks guys, £40 is the cheapest that ive seen. there seems to be staggering difference between the 2 suitable Yuasa batteries, ~£50 and £109.

thanks for your reply. It only goes flat when off the optimate.

its been back to the dealership for over a week now and they confirm with me that it loses 0.2v daily.

They also confirm that there is no drain on the battery or shorts going on.  There was a 4KAM camera unit fitted but i disconnected that as part of my testing.

I put a meter across the terminal daily when not on charge to confirm a daily 0.2v drop.
However 1 year ago i left the ignition on when opening the security box and flattened the battery completely.  However the trouble never started for 6 months after that,

Hello, first post.
I am interested to hear from anyone who has had battery problems with their bike.
My bike is just over 1 year old bought from new and the battery loses powers to the extend that after one week the bike will not start. Kawasaki will not replace the battery.  The battery has not been misused and is usually connected to an optimate 360T.

Naturally my frustration is high.

Apart from that, a wonderful bike.