A BIG THANK YOU from me too. Simple, understandable, no fluff, straight to the point explanation /demonstration that made 'it all' very clear to me. With your help I've been able to eliminate what I've thought has been a problem for years! Thanks again from another great full rider!!

Bro you literally saved my damn bike . Now I don’t need professionals to charge me $500 just to look at it ! You are the real MVP

Just want to say a VERY big thanks for doing this video. Found my parasite draw and fixed it. I'll never let my boyfriend touch my bike again...he said he knew how to wire up a radio...he didn't. Said it was the battery, even after my second one. Thanks again.

Love these video where people are genuinely sharing knowledge. Unlike the professionals who are selling you batteries. Great vid dude.

This is a fantastically simple, clear explanation of the process. Just what an electrically challenged home mechanic needed. Thanks!

Thank you. I have exactly this problem, and had no idea how to start looking for it. You just saved me hours of ineffectual puttering. Again, thanks!

You explain things so well,thanks heaps.

Nice technique Max. I will remember this one. Great Job!

This video is a BIG help my friend. Thank you much.

Thank you mate... great vid and easy to follow... thanks for taking the time to do this 👍

Your KZfaq clips very easy to understand thank you

Great video. I’ll starting this project this weekend.

Your videos are great. As someone new to working on motorcycles, electrical systems are a nightmare.

Hello from the future. I think I have a parasitic draw on my bike and this is something I have the tools and ability to do. Thanks for the video.

Great video... Thank you for confirming my suspicions.

Thanks brother. Going to start with this video. Battery is fine if I started every day but let the bike sit for a week and it is dead. 2017 victory highball.

Great video, I just did that a few months ago on a old gs1100

Nice work Max..

I cant stand how you say multimeter lol BUT this was a very helpful video. Very good and simple straight to the point explanations. Thank you.

You can tell how much a fella likes bikes when they are tinkering with them during the xmas holiday - you rock!

Awesome. You have my support

boom! nice video; thank you :)

Great vid thanks man!

Thanks max, I'll keep searching

excellent video ... Thx

very helpful, what do you think of madura's? theres one for sale down here cheap

The best thing is, these multimeters are incredibly cheap. After watching this vid I bought one and sure enough 6 months later had a use for it.

Thank You! :)

You might have a hot wire that is grounding out, or two wires crossed, or a wire that is misrouted.

Are you getting a good spark?

Thumbs up from rainy cold England in June .... Will try to fix my Super Duke.... so all looks ok. Set meter to the 20mA setting and its showing 0.22 steadily. Hmmmm....

Merry Xmas and huge question. I have a Harley Electra glide everytime I put a new stereo I'n it, the stereo blows out meaning there is a soft short. I don't know how to figure it out.

why don't you just check for a voltage drop across the fuses while they're in place?

When I put the sparkplug on the header I don't see a spark, but I think its insulated. I've changed the sparkplugs also. They must be good because when it does run it runs well...right?

I'm subscribed. Nice Job!!

Thanks bud you too

Don’t forget the harder options: if it’s the battery fuse stops the draw. Could be many things. Stator, regulator, bad ecm. Etc.

Hey I'm stumped on a electrical problem on my bike. Its a fzs600 and its hard to start. When I press the starter the motor cranks but doesn't actually start I'll turn it in and off and try again. By the third or forth time it will start to struggle. No choke needed and no gas. Also if I rev over 10k sometimes it just dies and I have to pull over and try start g it again....just off the top of your head what could it be? I've checked alternator, rectifier and changed Cdi, starter relay, solenoid

Well if the bike is currently sparking then you know the igniter, pickup coil, cdi etc are all working. Try to make it spark, use the screwdriver trick to get a spark. If you can get a spark and its a good blue spark, then you know the problem lies elsewhere than the electrical system

i have a honda 1982 CB900c and have a problem with it . it died while i left the turn signal on and left it for while.is it because the battery is not charging , reason why it died while driving? John

WHEN I BOUGHT BIKE IT CAME WITH WIRES HANGING OUT OF A TURN SIGNAL PARASITIC DRAIN COULD THAT BE THE CULPRIT LITERALLY HAS THE POSITIVE WIRE HANGING OUT OF THE TURN SIGNAL HOUSING

Multi-meter? What happened to the altimeter? Jk. Hey, can you try this with pos.+ side and see what you get (volts DC)? I am having problems and could use some help.....Neg. side drain (R/R I think)....... grouned R/R and no drain.....so did it on Pos.+ side and drain still there....new r/r drained 2.0 + volts dc.....old r/r drain is 12.25 volts dc (tried 2 r/r's, both have bad stock grounding)......neg. side drain goes away with grounding but, not Pos.+ side. What do you get for pos.+ side drain?

well im driving keeway 150ccm 2012 release and having problems this is my 3 battery dying in 12 months im confussed I never had this problem xx

Awesome info...elec gremlins can be such mofos. Do you get any dough for the ads or does youtube just stick them in?

The 1200 is the best motorcycle ever made, in my opinion

thanx. i am going nuts,or nuttier trying to find the draw

wait where is his leads connected?

So 0.17 amps is an acceptable ignition off draw from a battery. This seems pretty high to me. I can't see what scale you are on the multi- meter there. I have a GPZ900R and it's draining the battery when it's stored for a few weeks. I measure 1900 ohms across the battery leads with the battery removed, this equates to a draw of 12/1900=0.0063 amps. I guess this will drain the battery eventually. I checked my other bike (KLR600) resistance on the battery leads with the battery removed and it reads several Mohms (open circuit).

Came here for an electric motorcycle explanation but I'll pay it safe since the battery is totally different to a SLA

Hey I'm building a harley lowrider custom Fuses we do'nt need no stinking fuses

Is it normal for me to put my bike away and a week later the battery doesn't have the power to crank anymore

I have a 4.5V draw until I unplug the main fuse. I pulled my main fuse (30A) and that was the source of my draw. But that doesn't tell me anything. The main fuse is connected to my starter relay. I tested the starter relay and it tested good (hooked it up straight to the battery and checked for resistance between the [+] and [-] relay coils). RR (Regulator/Rectifier) and Stator both tested good (triple tested both and they are for sure good...Stator not grounding out to frame either). I couldn't find any frayed wires or anything. I'm about to take the bike to my mechanic. My bike is just killing new batteries. Any ideas?

What settin should the meter be on for testing for parasitic drain?

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My bike seems to be charging fine except for when I turn my headlight on. It'll put the battery flat after a ride. The bulb itself I've been meaning to fix, it's dual filament and the high beam filament is broken, that's how I can run it with it off. Can it be as simple as the bulb causing a draw?

hi itried doing this and it shows no drain.. putting it in dc amps . my battery is new and dies after 4 to 5 days depending on weather. specially in 40 degree temp .. dies in about 4 days.

When I pull the starter relay fuse out the drain disappers (reading is 0 volts). I installed a new starter relay and I still get 5V when it is connected (with fuse in). I don't know how to diagnose where it's coming from. I'm going to run a voltage test on stator and RR.

Hi, I don't know what is happening to my bike, but I charge my battery, plug it in my bike and it loses power almost instantly (12,50v) as soon as I push the start button. I charge my battery again (it charges rapidly) and it all goes the same again. Can you help me? It's a new battery.Thanks

EXCELLENT! Consider me subscribed!!!

Coils and battery

One lady drawed my juice few days ago.

What if there is no draw?

atta boy

That bike looks like a Suzuki Madura.

We used my battery to start she´s motorbike.

i think this work in harleys too ..... ????

yeah I get a taste, enough to keep me in gas and beer

no rest for the obsessed

Um cause its christmas

How do you fix a parasitic draw known as an ex-wife? :D