clock and trip reset???

[snrusnak]

Lately I've been having issues with my clock and tripometer reseting on my xb. I sometimes leave my bike for weeks at a time without starting, the battery is about 3 years old and I've never had this issue. I sometimes but not always keep it on a battery tender. What is causing this? Thanks.

PS at the dragon event even when riding it every day it reset overnight.

 

[EricS]

Low voltage on the battery. Either it just needs a charge or it's on the way out.

 

[Enemy Zero]

I'm going to second the low battery diagnosis. When mine was on the way out I was having the same issue. I eventually was on the battery tender every night or it wouldn't start in the morning. Even with that, It would hard start and reset my dash on a daily basis. Finally just had to give up being a cheap ass and replace the battery. No problems since.

 

[Xb12sLt]

I third it, my bike ended up the same. I had to keep it on the tender everyday. I finally bought a new battery and now it starts without resetting the dash.

 

[user_deleted]

all of the above. sean....if and when you replace the battery go to batterymart.com and order up the 14 series deka big crank. they are on sale and i think they offer free freight as well right now. 220 CCA's and you won't be sorry.

 

[snrusnak]

Thanks for the help. I'm surprised the battery is going out so fast. I also keep the bike garaged so it's not sitting out in the heat or anything but oh well. I have noticed some hard starting and had a few near non starts like when I left it sit for maybe 2-3 weeks without running it.

This is the one, John?

http://www.batterymart.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?screen=searchspring&q=14+series+deka+big+crank&go=

I paid $115 for the battery that's in there now (well, the OP did during the transaction, since the battery died when I went to pick the bike up). So $75 isn't a bad deal at all.

 

[Sirius815]

If you are going to leave it not running for weeks at a time, make sure you have a battery tender on it. You should get lots of life out of your battery if you do.

 

[Enemy Zero]

ETX14 is what I put in mine. Starts and runs strong now.

 

[snrusnak]

Thanks.

I have a cheap tender from walmart, don't recall the model. I don't use it all the time, I've heard that can cause damage to the battery depending on the tender. Any truth to that?

 

[user_deleted]

sean: yes sir, that battery is it on link you posted. i rave about big cranks all the time as they are deka and built right up the road from me. i'm on my 3rd in 3 different buells and they've been great. if you need a real deltran battery tender jr. i keep them in stock cheap.

 

[snrusnak]

Ok I purchased the battery, I'll let you know how I like it once I get it. It was too good a deal to wait. I'm going to get the info on my tender too to see if it's ok to leave on 24/7.

 

[user_deleted]

I'm going to get the info on my tender too to see if it's ok to leave on 24/7.

sean: i would NOT do that. i dont' give a damn what the charger manufacturer says....in 30 years of using tenders on both cars and bikes i have only applied them to any given battery no more than one 24 hour period in any given week. virtually every single person i know of who has left a tender on a battery for weeks and months at a time has shortened the lifespan of the battery by an alarming amount. JMO

 

[snrusnak]

Ok so the best method is leave it on for a day a week or so?

 

[user_deleted]

yes sir sean...that is what works for me. an XB in proper working order with no electrical gremlins or added electrical doo-dads only has a parasitic loss of a few milliamps in a 24 hour span. a quality tender like a deltran battery tender applied 24 hours once a week tops off the battery.

 

[snrusnak]

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[Tbone]

Specs look the same as the Batteries Plus AGM battery with a 24 month free replacement warranty. Costs more though, but might be the same battery? I just posted it on someones stranded thread?