Riding weather here...........

[DragonRider]

Weather here is gorgeous here after last weeks blizzard scare, so I decided to take both bikes out for a spin. Try to start the 87 which has the newest AGM battery in it and nothing, no click, no buzz. Deader than a doornail. Ok, lets try the trike, has an older agm, same thing. Ok time to hook up the charger/booster and try to start it, nothing, both bikes, so I jump start them with no problem, take them both out for about 100 miles combined mileage, that usually does the trick, but neither would start when I got back, but they did have enuff juice to light up all the gauges. Did some research on the web and found out if the AGM's go totally dead, an analog charger reads them as done, kaput, they wont charge, so went back to the garage and bikes are still holing a small charge, enuff to be read by the charger and now the 87 starts after a 15 minute fast charge and the trike is on the charger for the same amount of time. Once they both start I will put them on a 2 amp trickle charge and complete the charging and should be good to go. Another lesson learned from the web!!!!

Edited January 14, 2017 by DragonRider

[Flyinfool]

AGMs also do not like being drained dead. No battery does like it but AGMs are real bad with it.

[slowrollwv]

If my bike is parked for even a few days it is on a trickle charger.

[cowpuc]

If my bike is parked for even a few days it is on a trickle charger.

 

Unless @StarFan and gang happens to be in town Roller ,,,,,,,

 

 

 

[slowrollwv]

Unless @StarFan and gang happens to be in town Roller ,,,,,,,

 

 

 

 

You are correct Puc. Some dumb arse left the switch on that day.

[Flyinfool]

If your bike can not sit for a full month without the battery going dead, there is something wrong, find it and fix it.

[bongobobny]

For AGM's your best bet is to just remove them and store on a shelf over the winter, no tender on it...

[N3FOL]

Ahh. This reminds me to plug in the bike on trickle charge. Icy conditions tonight. Ugly weather for the next few days. What else is new? Winter weather is affecting my ride time.