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Originally Posted by oldbiker
Not even sure if you can use the socket for charging.. Owners manual say's the socket becomes inactive 15 minutes afer igniton is turned off. Well i quess I'm wiring up directly to the battery. thanks for the answers
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BMW makes a battery tender that is canbus compatible and can connect through the socket. However, there is a trick to using it: You have to turn on the bike's ignition, plug the tender into the accessory socket - then turn off the ignition. The tender "communicates" with the canbus system - thus keeping the socket "live". Works like a champ. Unfortunately, it's not cheap (over $100) and as far as I know, it's the only canbus charger currently available.
