anyone ever take out thier battery of thier efi model for long periods of time? i just did my 800 today and never had before to try it ovr the winter. the bike will sit for 5 months. hopefully the speedo wont be effected?

 

That's a good idea and it will help battery life.Even though it's inside I would put it on a trickle charger once a month.The only thing it will affect with the speedo is you will have to reset your clock when you reinstall.

 

Never tried that Stendori.

 

well sheep i know the speedo has an internal battery and hopefully it will holds its memory for the winter. i only charge the battery once its out in the cellar and leave it. it'll be fine as this is what i do for the car,lawnmower or what ever. trying to get more years out of it where i didnt ride it much this year. what a pain to get the damn thing out w/ all the mud packed in there as its tight to begin with .lol

 

Isn't there a plug for a 9v battery under the speedo?
Would it do any good to plug one in while the battery is out?

 

there was one on my 06'. not sure about my 08' but was under the impression that had something to do w/ servicing the computer.

 

I thought maybe it would keep the memory. No clue really.


Frank

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: jumbofrank

I thought maybe it would keep the memory. No clue really.





Frank</end quote></div>

well i stopped being lazy and went to find the answer by reading the manual. from the manual it states" instr. memory is maintained by internal non servicable battery(this i remembered) which keeps the instr. cluster memory while the bike is off". it runs on a 12 volt battery charge(so a 9volt battery would work). well since the bikes battery doesnt keep the clusters memory unless bike is running and my bike sits for 5 months w/out starting i guess it wouldnt matter if the battery is in there or not. hope this helps someone else as well if need be.

 

Have you considered a battery tender? I have always removed my batteries on my sportys for the winter and kept them warm in the garage and trickle charged them about once a month. However, they were easily accessible. The sportsmans batteries are a pain in the a@* to access. I plan to get a battery tender so I just plug it in to the pigtail that stays installed on the battery terminals and it keeps the battery fresh anytime I'm not riding. I just wondered if you already considered this as I don't want to do it if it won't work or something????

 

it would be a long extention cord to my lower garage w/ no power.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img] not to mention the doors dont get opened until spring.