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It finally happened
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06-16-2019, 05:29 AM
After 6 years the original battery died. I unplugged the tender, rolled the bike out of it's nest, turned the key on and when I hit the kill switch to on....dead. I checked the battery with a VOM...10.80 V with everything off, but when I turn the bike on it drops to 0.5 V.
I have a new one on the way and it should be here sometime this week. 
06-16-2019, 05:45 AM
(06-16-2019, 05:29 AM)Randy B_imp Wrote: After 6 years the original battery died. I unplugged the tender, rolled the bike out of it's nest, turned the key on and when I hit the kill switch to on....dead. I checked the battery with a VOM...10.80 V with everything off, but when I turn the bike on it drops to 0.5 V. Better at home than on the road 
06-16-2019, 12:27 PM
06-16-2019, 02:33 PM
I also just replaced my battery. Dead as a doornail. I never used a tender, or had to use a charger. I abused and neglected that poor battery. 6 years seems pretty good to me as well.
06-16-2019, 07:01 PM
That's very good life for a battery that lived in a fairly warm climate. Heat is the bane of a battery.
Up here where it's cooler, and we have a six month winter layover, my batteries easily last 6-8 years. Years ago I was out on my Honda Hawk and had stopped for gas. When I hit the starter the engine groaned into life - a clear signal that the battery was about to quit. I made it home OK and bought a new battery ASAP. Last summer a similar thing happened when I was miles from home on my Bonneville. When I returned to the bike after lunch it barley came to life. Once again I made it home OK and had a new battery ASAP. I'm not pushing the brand, but I only use Yuasa batteries.
06-16-2019, 08:55 PM
I only use the OEM Yuasa batteries and in the past I replaced them every 3 years regardless if they were still good. After buying a battery load tester I replace them every 4 years. Tester not cheap but very useful.
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