02-11-15, 12:43 PM
I will go bbrowns theory of a gadget or whatever draining the battery.
I always take my battery out every winter and store it in the cupboard.....in summer/autumn/early winter ie now i dont ride my bike often yet it will always have a charge.......my fz1 needed more power to get it starting because of the karge engine and sometimes id get the engine warning light if the battery was getting a bit close but for a normal ride of say 30 miles that should be ample to keep it charged.........how many miles do you do guire????
Actually i was reading somewhere recently....maybe on here that leaving a battery constantly on a charger is now a bad thing for them....bloody typical......but regardless thats 3 bikes ive had and used the same method and never had a problem.
Dont know if this makes a difference but even with my car i always switch everything off before killing the engine.......nowt worse than starting it up and light, radio, heaters, wipers & god knows what else all popping on........not sure but i always just assumed that they would somehow take a charge from the battery even when the ignition was off....another theory for foc-u to ponder anyway........i never use my kill switch either......dont know why but it irritates me when i see folk using it like an ignition switch.
I always take my battery out every winter and store it in the cupboard.....in summer/autumn/early winter ie now i dont ride my bike often yet it will always have a charge.......my fz1 needed more power to get it starting because of the karge engine and sometimes id get the engine warning light if the battery was getting a bit close but for a normal ride of say 30 miles that should be ample to keep it charged.........how many miles do you do guire????
Actually i was reading somewhere recently....maybe on here that leaving a battery constantly on a charger is now a bad thing for them....bloody typical......but regardless thats 3 bikes ive had and used the same method and never had a problem.
Dont know if this makes a difference but even with my car i always switch everything off before killing the engine.......nowt worse than starting it up and light, radio, heaters, wipers & god knows what else all popping on........not sure but i always just assumed that they would somehow take a charge from the battery even when the ignition was off....another theory for foc-u to ponder anyway........i never use my kill switch either......dont know why but it irritates me when i see folk using it like an ignition switch.
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike