RTS SE Battery

[Pandy]

Getting ready to add the harnesses for our Gerbings and am considering replacing the battery while I'm there with a nice fresh one for the winter riding rigors. So, what battery do most of us replace the factory battery with? Another stock battery or something exotic like an Oddesy(sp) or an Interstate. Now at 31K miles put on since 2-28-11, should anyone be curious.

Patrick

 

[Sarge707]

I have 3 winters on my 09GS Battery and its fine!~ Keep it on the maintainer in the winter.
Why fix something thats Not broke and only a YEAR old?

 

[Pandy]

Adding high current drains

I have 3 winters on my 09GS Battery and its fine!~ Keep it on the maintainer in the winter.
Why fix something thats Not broke and only a YEAR old?

Went through battery follies last year with the RT radio drain problem. Tests indicate there is about 50% battery life remaining. We ride year round down here, and yes the battery is on a maintainer whenever the Pyder is parked. This is not intended as a Q and A or solicitation of battery advice, I just wanted to know what others have done. Oh and yeah the Odyssey is a bit light, that's what knocked it out of the running considering the hight current drains that are to be added.

Patrick

 

[ulflyer]

Pandy: no advice on battery and you prob know this but thot id' toss it in anyway. If you want an easy way to hook up the Gerbing...as well as taking if off if you have to...put the hot on the hot extention thats sticks up under the red cover, and drill small hole in the center metal frame for the ground, using a sheet metal screw to hold it.

Speaking of Gerbing, they have a mfg facility here in N.C. at Stoneville, just north of Greensboro, and sell all their products there as well. They recently warranted a pair of elect gloves I had which got a short in them with no questions. Good folks to deal with.

 

[Sarge707]

Went through battery follies last year with the RT radio drain problem. Tests indicate there is about 50% battery life remaining. We ride year round down here, and yes the battery is on a maintainer whenever the Pyder is parked. This is not intended as a Q and A or solicitation of battery advice, I just wanted to know what others have done. Oh and yeah the Odyssey is a bit light, that's what knocked it out of the running considering the hight current drains that are to be added.

Patrick

Sorry! Didn,t know about the Battery Drain problem . My Apologies!