Taking the battery out

ole jocky

Joined Feb 2010

37 Posts | 0+

Aberdeen

Discussion Starter
• Nov 6, 2010

• #1

Hi folks, am planning laying the bike up soon, as my lock up doesn't have power in it is it ok to take the battery out and keep it on a tender at the house or will it bugger up the clocks if disconnected, i'm sure i read somewhere that it could zero the mileage on the clocks!!!!!.
Cheers Jim.

 

garry

Joined Jul 2009

2K Posts | 21+

5A

• Nov 6, 2010

• #2

i read somewhere that it could zero the mileage on the clocks!!!!!.


thats a new un on me jocky boy, but saying that the longest mines ben laid up without any power was 6 weeks.

 

aka_Gilo

Joined Oct 2010

3K Posts | 1+

Bristol

• Nov 6, 2010

• #3

Disconnecting the battery won't cause any problems as you have to do that to change it etc, not sure about leaving it for a period of time without a battery in though. I'm sure Batfastard or Nob will be along soon with the answer.

 

Nob

Joined Oct 2010

3K Posts | 1+

Fook knows

• Nov 6, 2010

• #4

aka_Gilo said:

Disconnecting the battery won't cause any problems as you have to do that to change it etc, not sure about leaving it for a period of time without a battery in though. I'm sure Batfastard or Nob will be along soon with the answer.

Click to expand...

Hahahahahahahahahahhahhahahahhahahhahahahahahaha

I don't think it will do any harm, they sit in dealers with either no battery or a flat one for weeks on end. If it were me I'd put some leads on the bikes battery and plug a donor battery in for a few hours every now and then. Or just go down and test the battery with a meter, if its draining charge it. Should be ok unless its got a fancy alarm on though.

 

Keith B

Joined Oct 2010

2K Posts | 20+

The Fens.

• Nov 6, 2010

• #5

Nob said:

Should be ok unless its got a fancy alarm on though.

Click to expand...

Yep,thats what I would have said.

 

shvlheadwolf

Joined Feb 2009

3K Posts | 0+

The Frozen ******* Wasteland!

• Nov 6, 2010

• #6

Nobtastic answer...

 

rico

Joined Jun 2009

3K Posts | 3+

North East Ricoland

• Nov 7, 2010

• #7

Ahv never bothered wi chargers or the like ower winters. All ma bikes sit oot in garage an if nay ridin it much cos o the snaw or away for weeks wi work ah just periodicaly go in an start her up and run it for a wee whiley till warmed up. An as a try tae drive nae matter the weather the odd run in betwen helps tae. Never had flat batt probs ever.

Hud mair probs wi cars!!!

 

charley tuono

Joined Oct 2009

254 Posts | 1+

north manchester

• Nov 7, 2010

• #8

they come from the factory with no battery on and then sit in the showroom for months on end with no battery on
so nothing to worry about

 

garry

Joined Jul 2009

2K Posts | 21+

5A

• Nov 7, 2010

• #9

owd jocky could have a point though..
i,ve been in the garage for hours on end, and often wondered who i was when i came out.

 

Aldo

Joined Dec 2008

6K Posts | 84+

Usually at the top of the apple tree.

• Nov 9, 2010

• #10

Done the same garry but i've wondered whit am i and where am i.

Always got an answer for the whit part but never to sure aboot the where.

 

Batfastard

Joined Jul 2008

1K Posts | 0+

North Lincolnshire, UK

• Nov 9, 2010

• #11

AFAIK it's the "reset" caused by trying to start a bike on a low battery that blanks the dash, it's ot really an issue. Quite a few of the Gen 2's have had replacement clocks because of the fogging issues, so don't worry about it.

 

ole jocky

Joined Feb 2010

37 Posts | 0+

Aberdeen

Discussion Starter
• Nov 9, 2010

• #12

Ok guys, thanks for that.