Cold!!!!!!!

floakey · Feb 7, 2012

Chuffin weather of course the bike would not start again but Im not gunna rant and rave about it just put the optimate on . Unfortuneatly me thinks the alarm is takin to much out of the yuasa battery in this colder weather so a motbatt is possibly coming my way as they are meant to fair better with colder temps .

jon03mille · Feb 7, 2012

Hi Floakey, I have a MotoBatt MBTX12-U, longest I have left it without starting is 3 days. It has a stupid Meta alarm too. Fired straght up with a handful of throttle. Won't start without the throttle when cold but getting used to it now. Got mine for £41.95 off E-Bay. Do it, you know she's worth it :inlove

2TROKE · Feb 7, 2012

I'll second that got my Motobatt last week for £35 posted off busters...........not had a prob since, starts on the button every time although I do not have a pesky alarm fitted ebbing its life force away:biggrin
Keep it on the battery conditioner though in these freezing temps!!:thumbup

killaprilla · Feb 7, 2012

new battery and uprated lead set from ahem , me should do the trick floakey :thumbup

jon03mille · Feb 7, 2012

I can recommend Killaprilla's uprated leads. Well worth the money. They look cool too. Thanks again Wes.

Irish tuono · Feb 8, 2012

killaprilla said:
new battery and uprated lead set from ahem , me should do the trick floakey :thumbup

How much are the lead sets?

floakey · Feb 8, 2012

The main problem is the alarm and theres no getting away from it unless I ditch it . luckily for me I have a kind neighbour with a garage so I can hook up on these occassions . To be fair the yuasa is fine and I dont think most batteries survive unaided through winter with an alarm on but I'll still get a motobatt with the yuase as a spare . Right the moment of truth , bikes been on all night so should fire up .

Tifa1 · Feb 8, 2012

If you have no power in your shed/garage, consider a solar charger. They only put out a few mA but they do usually do the trick. I have a really old (1975) Series III Landrover diesel, it doesn't get used much, but it always starts, I like to think the solar charger helps a bit.

Mine cost about £25 off fleabay.

floakey · Feb 8, 2012

Well it would not start after being on the optimate all night so did the throttle open routine , always worked in the past and only just caught it before the battery went flat . I've got the bike in a friends garage as I dont have one and its got power points in so i'm ok on that point . Its just the cold getting to the bike and me not starting it up as often I suppose .

sc_obvious · Feb 8, 2012

I have the same issue floakey - but managed to knacker my sprag. Gutted! I've checked my voltages at the battery with & without the engine running and it all looks good, it just seems like the bike doesn't really like starting in the cold or wet!

floakey · Feb 8, 2012

sc_obvious said:
I have the same issue floakey - but managed to knacker my sprag. Gutted! I've checked my voltages at the battery with & without the engine running and it all looks good, it just seems like the bike doesn't really like starting in the cold or wet!

Bang on mate with your conclusion , The voltages are there but cold plugs etc wont help . My sprag spun a couple of times but all seems fine . Its only for a few months and I dont really ride it in the winter anyhow.

sc_obvious · Feb 8, 2012

I'm commuting (well not at the moment!) on it throughout the winter so the reliability issue is not endearing me to my wife or kids when I have to take the car to work!

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