09-29-2019, 09:49 PM
(09-29-2019, 07:49 PM)Rocky_imp Wrote:(09-29-2019, 07:15 PM)Destindoc_imp Wrote: These bikes come from Japan in a crate, you mean a battery is in the bike from the factory? I would had thought all these bikes had to have a battery added at the dealer during prep? I bought a zero mile 2014 in 2018... battery hasn't been an issue. I did change the brake/clutch fluid, it was dark... I've seen bikes on the showroom floor without batteries in them... salesmen tell me they don't put batteries in until the bike is sold...
My '14 had no battery when it was delivered to the dealer. I happened to be hanging around the showroom the day it arrived. Only two were allotted to the dealer so I had to put up or shut up
They fitted a new Yuasa battery and added an Optimate pigtail free of charge.
That original battery is still strong, but I'm keeping an eye on it.
My '14 had no battery when it was delivered to the dealer. I happened to be hanging around the showroom the day it arrived. Only two were allotted to the dealer so I had to put up or shut up
They fitted a new Yuasa battery and added an Optimate pigtail free of charge.
That original battery is still strong, but I'm keeping an eye on it.
I don't how they come these days, especially given many use AGM batteries. In the earlier times new crated bikes would include a dry lead-acid battery that had to be set-up and charged by the dealer.
Most dealers I know do not install the battery on show room bikes, unless they are often demo'ed like, for example, the Gold Wings.