Battery Question.....
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Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Panama City, FL
Battery Question.....
When I was deployed, my bike sat for many months and once I came home and the battery was completly dead. I charged it up and it seemed fine after that.
I bought a Battery Tender (finally) and keep the batt topped up.
Question is...the battery is never fully charged and takes about an hour to get there, even when I just turn the lights on for a moment. Is the battery going dead?
I bought a Battery Tender (finally) and keep the batt topped up.
Question is...the battery is never fully charged and takes about an hour to get there, even when I just turn the lights on for a moment. Is the battery going dead?
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From: Mass
..how does it seem when you start the bike now? does it struggle to crank it over? or does it seem nice and strong when you crank the starter?...I wouldn't change the battery just because the trickle charger shows a red light for a while until going green..I think the trickle will almost always do that when first hooked up...a battery might be at 95% but if you hook up the trickle it wants to get to 100% so it shows red...but that doesn't mean the battery is no good...It looks like from your sig that the battery is only 1-2 years old...should be still good in my opinion...have it load tested at an indy shop to be sure if u want...thanks for your service by the way..
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From: Snow Hill, NC
My battery is 3.5 years old and use a tender.... when i leave it off for a week or so then i connect the tender it the Idiot lights go from yellow to green in about 1 minute...If it started taking more than 15 or 20 minutes i would change it...
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Massachusetts
Once a battery is allowed to completely drain, that's when you start loosing cells. Replace the battery.
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Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Panama City, FL
Change battery...
Since it's under warranty, I think I'll just get it changed out. Gives me another excuse to ride it anyway!
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Road Warrior
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My dealer told me the battery only had a 6 mo warranty. I hope he was wrong.
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I bought my 09 Classic in Sept 09 and on a hot day in Aug 2010 the battery died,a shorted cell i think.I was 200 miles away from home and the local dealer came and picked me up(15 mins from closing time)and had me back on the road in 45 mins,No charge.
