charging battery
 

having to charge battery every 2 weeks , bikes stored out side in cold with alarm on . usualy ok is this down to weather or could it be something wrong ?

Re: charging battery
 

Probably a combination of cold, damp lack of use and the alarm. If practical it would be ideal to keep it on an optimate or equivilant.

Re: charging battery
 

Cold has probably contributed to sapping a bit of juice from the Battery , how often are you riding her and what distance ?

Re: charging battery
 

thought so started landscaping garden last year then had opp. on knee just after i ripped every thing out , so can not get bike up to store in shed this year . will keep charging and checking
thanks maclovin

Re: charging battery
 

not riding at all at the minute . can not bend knee if its freezing due to opp. / other damage

Re: charging battery
 

Ah well , I would say that there was nothing amiss there that wouldn`t be an issue if she wasn`t being ridden a couple of times a week . Cold will cane the Battery and the Alarm will just sit there happily taking it`s required draw . My bike starts first time on the button and is used Daily . Over Xmas I kept her on the Maximiser to make sure the Battery was fine as I had an instance on a very cold morning where for the first time ever , I had to bump start her , man what a Gyp that was .

Re: charging battery
 

thanks for putting my mind at rest have the same prob. with battery power tools in this weather
thanks maclovin