low battery?
Road Captain
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From: SouthWestern Ontario
I bought a "Micro Start XP1" for extended, multi day, road trips. For piece of mind or whatever need arises. Holds a charge for up to 6 months and has a multitude of uses.
http://themicrostart.com/
http://themicrostart.com/
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I do carry my tender with me with a 25ft extension to go between the tender and the bike - never know how far the nearest outlet may be - have never needed it (there are 3 or 4 of us on each trip, and we don't all carry the same stuff - I carry the tender, someone else carries the air compressor, etc). There are some that say that a deltran tender cannot charge a dead battery - according to Deltran they can.
I replace my batteries after the 5th season of use, regardless. I keep my previous on the shelf "just in case" and plug my tender into it when not plugged into the bike.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2013
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From: Pennsylvania
Originally Posted by Streetrunner
I have a one year old battery in my EG. Recently I noticed when I hit the starter button, it hesitates then fires up. I was thinking my starter may be going bad because it did take some abuse for a few thousand miles from a banging Compensator that I had to replace.
Today I took it to the dealer and they said don't worry about it, it's normal.
I didn't know whether to feel relieved or laugh!
Today I took it to the dealer and they said don't worry about it, it's normal.
I didn't know whether to feel relieved or laugh!
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2015
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From: Northeast Ohio
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I don't know if it still holds true today, but years ago I was told it takes driving or riding 8 miles to recharge a battery from a start. And that was if it fired right off. So if you are only riding a few miles each day you are constantly draining the battery. My bike doesn't go out unless I put 20+ miles on it. Period. That helps with other issues as well. But even so, I put mine on a tender unless I'm going right back out the next day. And mine doesn't have near the current draw yours does. At least I don't think it does.
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Central Florida
I recently had an issue where the bike would barely start as well and I began to test a lot of things based on the recommendations from the folks here. I never really did find a cause but maybe a bunch of short rides was a factor. Either way, when I measured the draw of my 2013 Ultra Limited it was about 7.5ma after it shut down and went into sleep mode. I suspect the 2014+ models are slightly higher but I doubt it is significantly higher.
Bring the battery in to an auto parts store to start and let them test it. Mine tested much better than I would have thought for a 2.5 year old battery.. It was pulling near the rated CCA.
If it tests OK then you may want to invest in a DC amp meter to see what the bike is pulling while sitting.
Bring the battery in to an auto parts store to start and let them test it. Mine tested much better than I would have thought for a 2.5 year old battery.. It was pulling near the rated CCA.
If it tests OK then you may want to invest in a DC amp meter to see what the bike is pulling while sitting.
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follow up: about 4 wks ago took it to dealer. they did a diagnostic routine and said all starting/charging components okay...
a couple of days ago I rode all day, so had a good charge. next morning would not start. took it to dealer, again. they did battery test and the cca had dropped since 3 wks ago. their machine declared battery was 'good', but dealer replaced it since cca was dropping and since it wouldn't start. problem solved
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a couple of days ago I rode all day, so had a good charge. next morning would not start. took it to dealer, again. they did battery test and the cca had dropped since 3 wks ago. their machine declared battery was 'good', but dealer replaced it since cca was dropping and since it wouldn't start. problem solved
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