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[SonOfAnakin]

I’m considering the INNOVV K3 dash cam for my new Ribelle. It is designed to hook directly to a 12v battery via a red wire and a black wire. It also has a yellow wire that is wired to a circuit that is switched from the ignition.  This third wire acts as a switch to turn the unit on and off based on ignition but draw power straight from the battery when on.

It’s wired this way because is has a parking feature that will sense a jolt to the bike while parked and turn the cameras on and start recording to catch whoever or whatever jolted the bike.

From what I’m reading, the Energica only supplies 12v power when turned on. So this parking feature would not be possible. Is there anyway to tap 12v when the bike is off, short of sticking a 12v battery in a side case?

[Demoni]

I am a big fan of Innovv (run one on my personal bike) and have gotten lots of positive feedback from Energica customers that have used them.
Think I have some photos of a K5 install if you want some inspiration for mounting locations.

You would need to provide an external power source if you want to use "parking mode". Your bike does not have a 12v power source when the key is in the off position.
There are a few turn key back up 12v power packs on the market that might work for this application. One thing to keep in mind ICE bikes normally provide 13-14.5v to their "12v" circuit. The Innovv will turn off parking mode if it senses a battery is putting out less than 12v, to protect a standard lead acid battery.
Your bike provides a constant 12v when on so to charge an external battery pack you may need to use a voltage step up circuit.

[SonOfAnakin]

The difficulty using electric motorcycle accessories on electric motorcycles still makes me chuckle.  So many things expect to be wired to a 12v battery.  Seems like electric bikes should be able to easily provide a bank of fused 12v electrical connections, some live when bike is on,  some always on.  But that’s where we are right now.

So I’m thinking of hiding something like this: Mini UPS Battery Backup 20000mAh Uninterruptible Power Supply for Router, Modem, Security Camera with Input DC Output USB 5V DC 5V 9V 12V 3A https://a.co/d/91gnJ7g somewhere on my Ribelle and powering it from the 12v going to the USB adapter.  Or with a fuse tap.

Then I can hook up accessories to the 12v output for a constant 12v. It’s expecting 12v from a plug in charger so the 12v from behind the usb should work fine.  And it puts out a constant 12v which should satisfy the Innov.

What do you think of that plan?