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 ?

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.

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

Originally Posted by shifter

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.

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

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

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

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

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 .

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