10-29-2019, 11:52 AM
It's one of those things I tend to ignore.
But on Saturday evening, I wanted to log the current mileage on my three bikes. When I got to the CB1100, I had to turn on the ignition and work my way thru the speedo menu to come up with total mileage.
No problem. Until today. Attempted to turn the key and noticed it was already turned. Turned if off and back on and ..... no fuel pump noise .... no instrument lights. I'd left the ignition on for a couple of days. Felt like a Dumb A**!
It took forever for the yellow 'charging' light on the trickle charger to switch to the green 'full charge' light.
Noticed then when I turned the key to 'on', the fuel pump sounded like it revved higher, and when I hit the starter, it also seemed to turn the engine over more quickly.
Long and short of this note ..... would it make sense to plug into a trickle charger after riding mostly in the slow roads in the National Park? Never had a starting problem, but wonder if I'm riding most of the time with a battery that isn't fully charged. I have no idea how many watts the alternator produces, and at what rpm.
Bob
But on Saturday evening, I wanted to log the current mileage on my three bikes. When I got to the CB1100, I had to turn on the ignition and work my way thru the speedo menu to come up with total mileage.
No problem. Until today. Attempted to turn the key and noticed it was already turned. Turned if off and back on and ..... no fuel pump noise .... no instrument lights. I'd left the ignition on for a couple of days. Felt like a Dumb A**!
It took forever for the yellow 'charging' light on the trickle charger to switch to the green 'full charge' light.
Noticed then when I turned the key to 'on', the fuel pump sounded like it revved higher, and when I hit the starter, it also seemed to turn the engine over more quickly.
Long and short of this note ..... would it make sense to plug into a trickle charger after riding mostly in the slow roads in the National Park? Never had a starting problem, but wonder if I'm riding most of the time with a battery that isn't fully charged. I have no idea how many watts the alternator produces, and at what rpm.
Bob