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Dead batterie on my 2017 - Houtman_imp - 12-04-2020

Yesterday I was going to take my 2017 for a 90 mile ride and th bike would not even turn over as the batterie was dead. Last use was only 3 weeks ago. This was the first time I used my NOCO booster starter and it worked perfectly as the bike started immediately.

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This morning I removed the batterie and although I bought the bike in July 2017 the batterie was made on Feb. 02 2017 , so close to 4 years old.
When I used my very useful Testmate Sport batterie tester it showed that the batterie was bad and needed to be replaced. I ordered a new one from Honda Southern Power sport in Chattanooga : OEM Yuasa for just about $220 including shipping. I normally replace them anyway at 4 years old but was surprised that this one did not make it that long.

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Another useful and cheap tool to use is the Testmate mini voltage checker , if you have a SAE connector on your batterie post than you just plug it into this and you can see cranking and charging volts.

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I asked our good friend Cormanus again if he would be so kind as to attach some pictures my wife send to him with the testers I used.
By now I do not just owe Cormanus a 12 pack but I owe him the whole brewery !!!
Thanks Comanus for your help once again.

RE: Dead batterie on my 2017 - dave - 12-04-2020

My original battery only lasted 2 1/2 years, so consider yourself lucky. And I live in a climate where I do not have to store my bike over the long, winter months. This is why I now use a battery tender for all of my bikes (I own three battery tenders, and they're all plugged in right now.)

RE: Dead batterie on my 2017 - GoldOxide_imp - 12-04-2020

Some lead-acid-based chargers come with a "de-sulphate" option. This can sometimes significantly extend the life of the battery as long as a cell (or more) isn't too far gone.

RE: Dead batterie on my 2017 - Paris_imp - 12-04-2020

(12-04-2020, 02:36 AM)Houtman_imp Wrote: Yesterday I was going to take my 2017 for a 90 mile ride and th bike would not even turn over as the batterie was dead. Last use was only 3 weeks ago. This was the first time I used my NOCO booster starter and it worked perfectly as the bike started immediately.

[url=https://postimg.cc/JyZQnsd7][Image: 08a0280a4aeeba8e5024b1d924e6b021.jpg]

This morning I removed the batterie and although I bought the bike in July 2017 the batterie was made on Feb. 02 2017 , so close to 4 years old.
When I used my very useful Testmate Sport batterie tester it showed that the batterie was bad and needed to be replaced. I ordered a new one from Honda Southern Power sport in Chattanooga : OEM Yuasa for just about $220 including shipping. I normally replace them anyway at 4 years old but was surprised that this one did not make it that long.

[url=https://postimg.cc/mz4yFT0Y][Image: 02b25854fb230fbbbe3232a7ac1510c1.jpg]

Another useful and cheap tool to use is the Testmate mini voltage checker , if you have a SAE connector on your batterie post than you just plug it into this and you can see cranking and charging volts.

[url=https://postimg.cc/K1dNxPfs][Image: 46b41e7973a77e267e473bccb15f2344.jpg]

I asked our good friend Cormanus again if he would be so kind as to attach some pictures my wife send to him with the testers I used.
By now I do not just owe Cormanus a 12 pack but I owe him the whole brewery !!!
Thanks Comanus for your help once again.

This is exactly what happened to me last month. The OEM battery in my 2017 EX just died. It had seemed slow to start a week before, so I put it on the charger and it seemed fine - then next week, nothing.

RE: Dead batterie on my 2017 - LongRanger_imp - 12-04-2020

Four years isn’t very impressive. Do you not keep your battery on a tender / maintainer when the bike is not being ridden?

RE: Dead batterie on my 2017 - Houtman_imp - 12-04-2020

(12-04-2020, 08:18 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: Four years isn’t very impressive. Do you not keep your battery on a tender / maintainer when the bike is not being ridden?

As I ride all my CB 1100's at least once a week in the spring/summer/fall and probably twice a month in the winter I do not keep them on any chargers and my garage is always 55-60 degree in the winter. Having owned my 2013 for 7 years and my 2014 for 6 years I was surprised that the batterie on my 2017 did not make it 4 years. As said before no big deal as I would have replaced it anyway this summer.
Is Global warming the cause of our batteries lasting a shorter time....

RE: Dead batterie on my 2017 - LongRanger_imp - 12-04-2020

I don’t know about climate change, but due to the lousy weather here, I’m only able to ride (reliably) during a 3-4 month period in the summer, and because I have several bikes, not every bike gets ridden every week. That said, I typically get 7-8 years from no-name, $50 mail order batteries. The bikes are kept on Battery Tenders when not ridden, hence my surprise that you’re only getting about half as much life from yours as I do from mine (especially considering how frequently you ride).