Anyone Know What the Heck This is For?

[HD2Rocket3]

I have had my R3 for a year, and today is the first time I have ever noticed this wire under the throttle on the handlebar. It isn't connected to anything and I can't see anything within reach of it that it is connected to / or should be connected to it. Anyone know what it's for??

 

[dandiego]

Heated grips?

 

[HD2Rocket3]

Heated grips?

only in the summer could it be pre-wired for that?

 

[GPMAZ]

Since you say you've had the bike for a year, and it looks like its an 07 model, I'm guessing the previous owner installed something. Can't tell for sure from the picture what kind of connector that is. If its a phone line type connector, I'd guess radar detector.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

These are normally found on the red bikes. Triumph was attempting to match the power between the red and black bikes. By hooking it up you will enable the other two cylinders.

 

[tdragger]

This is normally stuffed inside the right side switch housing. At least it is in mine. It is probably for the switch that isn't mounted in the blank space on the right switch.

 

[HD2Rocket3]

Since you say you've had the bike for a year, and it looks like its an 07 model, I'm guessing the previous owner installed something. Can't tell for sure from the picture what kind of connector that is. If its a phone line type connector, I'd guess radar detector.

The inside of it has 2 little pins of the same size. The wire comes up through the same rubber tubing the wiring for the rear brake light switch comes though. I guess if it runs and stops and all the bells and whistles on it works (which there are mercifully few) I guess it will just continue to be a mystery

 

[HD2Rocket3]

These are normally found on the red bikes. Triumph was attempting to match the power between the red and black bikes. By hooking it up you will enable the other two cylinders.

That has to be it. Maybe if I hook it up I'll be able to outrun the SUV's behind me at stop lights...

 

[ewswartze]

when is your mysterious wire showing "juice"?? key on accessory mode? running? key at start mode without running??

 

[Molinoman]

If I remember mine right the Rocket had a two toggle switch box on the left handlebars. One switch was for the heated grips and the other for the fog lights ... I would guess that it is a connector to that box and if you bought it used the previous owner removed it for whatever reason.

Dennis