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Battery charger plug location on my 2021 1250 GS

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#1 ·
Where is the battery charger plug on my 2021 1250 GS, the hand book states the BMW a battery charger must be used or can I connect my CTEK charger direct to the battery.
 
#4 ·
The plug is a Hella socket and your charger would require a Hella male plug. I don't know if the Can Bus system will accept the CTEK Charger. You could make an adapter to convert your current charger connector to a Hella male. If you take the Hella socket out it is wired to a BMW specific connector that you would have to cut off and replace.

In my case I also needed to be able to run my tyre pump from that plug and the Can Bus won't allow that amount of current either.

So I removed the Hella socket, unplugged the BMW wire from the socket and sealed the end with tape. I then ran a fused(20A) pair of wires to under the battery cover on the right and connected the socket directly to the battery negative and the Positive jumper connecter (the two points you would use to jump start another bike).

The hole left by the BMW hella is a standard and the cigarette lighter socket fits straight in.

This way if I need to sell the bike I can simply remove these wires and socket and return the BMW Hella. plug it in and viola