Battery problems!!!!

[EDGE1]

I bought my 2002 gen 2 about 4 months ago and the previous owner said it had a new battery , but after a couple of weeks of occassional use its dead flat , tried re-charging but battery would hold a charge even when not connected !! So i guessed dead cell and replaced the battery charged the new battery fully and fitted it. Over the next few days left it on my optimate charger .

But for the following two weeks its been in my car showroom where i work , i went to move it today and guess what Dead! it lights the dash but just clicked when i atempted to start . What could be draining her or do these bikes need to live on the optimate chargers !

 

Cheers Edge

[bkuhr]

Going to take some testing to figure out.

 

Will need

1. Fully charged battery

2. A AMP/MILIAMP meter hook up in line (SERIES) with the battery

 

identify a load in excess of about 60mA(clock/radio memory)

 

Then start pulling fuses until excessive load stops. Pulled fuse that stopped excessive load will identify the circuit to look at for the problem.

[XV1100SE]

If something was wired the wrong way (without relay) and is "live" all the time an accessory can drain the battery too. I have the iSimple iPod adapter and it is live all the time to keep the iPod charged. If I don't run the bike for a few days I disconnect the iPod.

Did you have the old battery tested to confirm it was a bad cell? Also, the new battery might not be perfect and might need testing.

[MikeWa]

Was it on a tender? If so check for bad connections. If not there have been some cases of the keep alive causing the battery to go low over a week or two. Especially with the audio system. You should be able to track it down with a parasitic draw test.

Mike

[Condor]

I bought my 2002 gen 2 about 4 months ago and the previous owner said it had a new battery , but after a couple of weeks of occassional use its dead flat , tried re-charging but battery would hold a charge even when not connected !! So i guessed dead cell and replaced the battery charged the new battery fully and fitted it. Over the next few days left it on my optimate charger .

But for the following two weeks its been in my car showroom where i work , i went to move it today and guess what Dead! it lights the dash but just clicked when i atempted to start . What could be draining her or do these bikes need to live on the optimate chargers !

 

Cheers Edge

 

Long story... I had basically the same thing happen on my new2me '99RSV. P.O. stated that he put a new battery in the bike recently. It was one of those 'Bike Masters'. Anyway it went dead a couple of times, so I replaced it with a DEKA. Things were better, but even the DEKA went dead after sitting a few months during the winter. I did occassionally run it to keep the surfaces oiled. Prior to leaving for the international in Cody I checked the batt and it was charging at 17vdc. I didn't have time to chase things, so left on a prayer. Made it all the way to Thermopolis WY before the battery when totally dead. I ran 2.5 days on battery power alone. Still thought it was the battery... DOH!! Bought a CarQuest battery and made it to Cody. Checked the next morning and the charge rate was 14.2 vdc. Went on a ride and killed the CQ. Finally replaced the rectifier with a new one. Problem solved. The thing hasn't died since, and spins the starter like crazy after sitting for a month or more. So..... you might want to take a look at the rectifier??