I replaced my F650 battery a couple of weeks ago with a nice, shiny Motobat 16ah jobby.
Went to Yorkshire this weekend - rode up with heated grips, jacket & trousers on, parked the bike for a couple of days & then rode back - bike started, but hesitantly, I then rode home with all the gear turned on.
Stopped halfway, bike was even more hesitant to start, but did.
When I refueled near to home it wouldn't start & was totally dead. Nice AA man came & jump started me, I rode home & stuck it on the optimate.
I realise now that I've had too much gear turned on for the alternator to deal with, I'm also going to be checking that out too to check if it needs replacing.
I've been away all week, finally home today & there is a red light on the optimate, bike only just starts & my LED Voltage Light is indicating that there's less than 11.5 volts.
I'm assuming that I've buggered my new battery? If so, how come? (Not very electrically minded).
Cheers,
Damon
Went to Yorkshire this weekend - rode up with heated grips, jacket & trousers on, parked the bike for a couple of days & then rode back - bike started, but hesitantly, I then rode home with all the gear turned on.
Stopped halfway, bike was even more hesitant to start, but did.
When I refueled near to home it wouldn't start & was totally dead. Nice AA man came & jump started me, I rode home & stuck it on the optimate.
I realise now that I've had too much gear turned on for the alternator to deal with, I'm also going to be checking that out too to check if it needs replacing.
I've been away all week, finally home today & there is a red light on the optimate, bike only just starts & my LED Voltage Light is indicating that there's less than 11.5 volts.
I'm assuming that I've buggered my new battery? If so, how come? (Not very electrically minded).
Cheers,
Damon