Author Topic: Safe to power up bike with ECU removed?  (Read 1570 times)

Offline kzz1king

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Safe to power up bike with ECU removed?
« on: March 12, 2017, 09:25:34 PM »
I have battery disconnected and ECUS out. I want to wire an extra brake light in aND test it. Can I do so with ECUS out of the loop.? Thanks

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Offline jwh20

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Re: Safe to power up bike with ECU removed?
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2017, 05:24:27 AM »
I've done it and lived to tell about it.  The bike will power up but an error message will be displayed on the screen but as best I can tell no damage will come about as a result.  Obviously the bike will not start or run but the electrics are active.