How to: Fit a wired tracker to your motorbike

Updated: 06 July 2023

Most of the press bikes that MCN uses for tests are fitted with trackers. And in my experience I’ve found them to be a bit of a pain as it’s fairly common for them to drain the battery after a week or so if the bike has not been used.

This is partially because the tracker is effectively on standby all of the time, similar to having your phone switched on
24-hours, 7-days a week.

However, the Tracker Nano Plus – the latest generation of tracker as used in this week’s how-to, which costs £133 – has
its own internal power source so will not create a parasitical drain on a bike’s battery.

But how’s it installed? Read on to find out…

By Bruce Dunn

Workshop Expert, Datalogger, Speed Tester - Bruce has been professionally testing bikes for over 25 years. He's a fully qualified motorcycle technician who also has a knack for going incredibly fast on racetracks and runways. As-well-as looking after the 'Workshop How To' section for MCN, Bruce keeps his own collection of bikes fettled, including the Yamaha TZ250 - the bike he used to take the the 2022 BMCRC Blue Haze GP championship with a round to spare!