A lot of my riding is to and from work (7 miles) with the occasional 20-50 miles ride thrown in. I do keep in on a tender at night.
MN Blue On Jul 13, 9:11 pm, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: > It just seems like the battery goes weak on starts way too fast. > Compicating matters for me is that I need the carbs cleaned and > rebuilt. My mechanic is in the middle of builing his own house, so it > will be a little while before that gets done. It runs pretty good, > but starts a little hard and leaks a little gas. If it doesn't start > right away you can hear the battery getting weaker with every > attempted start. Only takes a few tries for it to become noticable. > I'll get the battery tested while I am at the dealership just for fun, > but I will plan on buying a new battery. > > MN Blue > > On Jul 13, 8:52 pm, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > MN Blue, > > It's probably a Yuasa.... > > For a cheap battery it isn't uncommon to see two years on a > > battery before you just can't get anymore out of it. My Dad's 2002 > > Harley FLHTC just had its factory battery replaced. However - he keeps > > it in a warm garage on a battery maintainer. (My Nighthawk sits > > outside under a shade tree in my driveway and still starts > > better!!!!!!! He really doesn't like that part) > > If a battery gets let go without charge / proper > > maintenance - it shortens the life severely. I would suggest cutting > > your losses before it goes completely and you wind up with a dead > > ride. > > I purchased an Energizer from Sam's Club this time around, > > only downside, it is not a maintenance free one so I have to keep > > checking water levels and such. > > Good luck! > > -Joey > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I think the battery on my 83 650 is giving out on me. Like an idiot I > > > let it dry up this winter. Slowly brought it back to life with > > > charging and distilled water and it has been doing the job. However, > > > I think letting it dry up is finally cathing up. I was just wondering > > > what the average life span for a battery is on these bikes? I am sure > > > many people have very diffrent experiences, but I imagine there is a > > > certain amount of consistency. I bought this current battery in the > > > fall of 2008. I purchased it from the Honda dealer (Yusa? Can never > > > remember the proper name). With the weak charging system on these > > > motorcycles I am curious if it wears out a battery faster than most > > > bikes. > > > > Thanks! > > > > MN Blue- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
