I noticed on some of the Zumo craddles that they have a different wiring harness coming from them. Some have the same as the BMW branded unit and have 3 wires for the power supply, others have the cable coming from the right side of the craddle and only have two wires for the power supply (plus other wires for sound etc). So this can make a difference in the way they get connected.

When it is in this state then yes it will drain power but only if the internal battery of the Zumo is down on charge. Now assuming that you would have just stopped after doing some riding then the battery will not be down on charge as it has been charging while you were riding. So then again it wont drain the battery. Now saying that, even if the internal battery is down on charge it wont draw enough power from the bike battery to be noticable (unless you have a shit bike batter). So I wouldnt bother too much about it.

You could neatly tie up the excess cable under the tank or in the front fairing. The optional accessory socket is a plug type set up so as long as the zuomo has the same type of plug then it could be plugged staright in. If it doesnt have the plug then you could (if suitably tooled up and skilled) cut the plug off and connect and solder the wires. Or purchase the plug from your local friendly BMW dealer and attach it to the zumo cable.

I didnt bother answering the questions..... I was just thinking out loud!

Cheers
Marty

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