Re: [ST] St-Dead Battery Already?

[Dennis Griffin <eagleeye@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, October 18, 2001, at 09:24  PM, Neil Lindsey wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Knowles" <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: October 18, 2001 7:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [ST] St-Dead Battery Already?
>
>
>> Any chance it was left with ignition in the park position? That would
>> definitely drain the battery.
>>
>> Have you tried charging it to see if it will hold a charge?
>>
>> If the answer to both questions is no, then you got a bum battery and I
>> would press to have it covered under warranty. Even crappy Yuasa 
>> batteries
>> last more than a thousand miles.
>>
>>> I have an '01 with less than 1k miles on it, and the
>>> battery was dead this morning.  It's been cool at
>>> night, but not that cool.  Does this sound right? It's
>>> been setting for about 5 days since I rode it last.
>>> I'm already pissed at the dealer, and I'm not looking
>>> forward to dealing with them again.
>>
>> Matt Knowles
>> Aesthetic Design & Photography - www.aestheticdesign.com - (707) 
>> 786-4643
>>
>
> my .02
>
> If it turns out to be a duff battery, make sure they do a slow charge 
> on the
> replacement.  A quick initial charge is a sure way to shorten the life 
> of
> any battery.
>
> Neil
>

Amen to that. I learned long ago that when a new bike first comes home, 
it goes on the trickle charger at least overnight. And the battery in my 
RS seems small for the size of the bike; and then you have to consider 
that they don't light off on the first rev. So mine goes on the trickle 
charger about once a month for good measure.

Regards,

Dennis in Scottsdale, AZ
'00 RS miss me Yellow


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