24-04-18, 06:01 PM
For a variety of reasons, I’ve not had much use out of my bike the last few years, and I don’t tend to ride in winter.
I think my current battery is about 4 years old and still OK. I think it’s a Yuasa gel pack type. It sits in the bike over winter (no alarm or immobiliser) and I take it out and give it a charge 30 or 40 mins on a basic cheapo Draper charger every other month.
I think your immobilizer is probably killing your battery. You could measure the current drain using a basic multi-meter.
But if you ain’t using the bike over winter, take the battery out and just give it a charge now and again and you should get a good few years’ service out of it. If you don’t give it a wee charge now and again, even sitting on the bench it will eventually go flat.
I think my current battery is about 4 years old and still OK. I think it’s a Yuasa gel pack type. It sits in the bike over winter (no alarm or immobiliser) and I take it out and give it a charge 30 or 40 mins on a basic cheapo Draper charger every other month.
I think your immobilizer is probably killing your battery. You could measure the current drain using a basic multi-meter.
But if you ain’t using the bike over winter, take the battery out and just give it a charge now and again and you should get a good few years’ service out of it. If you don’t give it a wee charge now and again, even sitting on the bench it will eventually go flat.