Ya...400 beans. Ouch.Needs a special charger to does it not?Before I sold the busa I installed a SSB lithium battery and was impressed with its lack of weight and starting power also it finally cured the dreaded warm start issues i had on my bike I would get one for the wing but it retails for like $400 right now
HI. The battery in my HD is 6 yrs old now. I take it out of the bike and put it next to my bed and keep it fully charged. Kelly is not happy with this at all. I said well it is on my side.6 years out of a battery is phunkin phenomenal. Sweet.
Rubb.
I will suggest one of those for my buddy's shop. Good info.Rubb I just brought a VICTRON blue smart IP65 battery charger it charges all types of battery's including lithium comes with a 5 year warranty at is reasonable priced
My Bro,member @hayabuser gave me a Shorai AND charger. I used to have one,but it sold with Busa # 2 or 3...IDK. Never had it long enuff to give a good testimonial,but you can't beat 10 years Mythos.I have a Shorai in my ZX-14 for 10 years now.
Bike will only run 3-5 minutes now...I trickled the battery back to 13v+ and she started, but immediately began losing power again. She dies before the engine even reaches 1/2 the temp gauge...headlights and dash pod are the first things to go, and they stop working within less than 1minute. I'll see if I can do anything with the multimeter tests quick enough.You need to understand that unlike a car a bike's charging system cannot handle the stress of charging a completely dead battery and running the bike. Thus whatever issue began this can also be made worse by jump starting the bike. Try to avoid jump starting but instead get a dead battery onto a charger, if possible.
Step 1: Fully charge the battery. It has internal damage from being run so low but it has life left in it.
Step 2: Run the rectifier and stator tests in the service manual using a multimeter (voltmeter and ohmeter are required.) Run the tests with the bike fully heated as issues can happen when components are hot that will not happen when cold.
Step 3: According to those tests replace the stator or rectifier or both. Use OEM parts.
Step 4: Do this anytime: have that battery load tested. The more you trust the retail guy to run the load tester the better. The battery can pass but be at diminished capacity and will die an earlier death. Some guys can tell you that, many just know to push the button on the tester device.
Step 5: Rerun all of the tests after fixing it. Also run the "leakage" or short circuit test (ammeter required.)
You can do the tests on the stator and regulator as suggested, I usually reccomend replacing together if money allows and the battery usually takes a hit as well as @Hayabusa Wannabe said. Also take a good look at the connector coming off the stator they are known to get hot and burn and lose connection, I've had a few that I was able to just rewire and were good to go.Bike will only run 3-5 minutes now...I trickled the battery back to 13v+ and she started, but immediately began losing power again. She dies before the engine even reaches 1/2 the temp gauge...headlights and dash pod are the first things to go, and they stop working within less than 1minute. I'll see if I can do anything with the multimeter tests quick enough.
Battery is less than a year old and has been giving me cold (ambient temperature) starting issues for the last two months. Motorcycle would start in the garage fine, but would only have enough power to turn on the lights when I left from work. Lately, I have been bringing a trickle charger to work and plugging it in during my last hour.
The stator, regulator, rectifier, and starter (gears+motor) are all '03 originals as far as I know.