[painter]

Step one would be to test the battery with a meter under rest and under starting load to see what the state of charge might be. Step two would be to check the battery connections and the charging voltage if it is indeed dead (versus a voltage drop somewhere due to a poor connection). If that checks out then step three would be checking for a parastic draw, which could even be the bike itself if the CANBUS system is inadvertently kept alive by a device or a fault.

 

[speedtoys.racing]

They did an update that in SOME cases leaves "something on" in the bike, sometimes. But they said I should not have triggered it because I wasnt doing any power port charging.

 

[Bob in Vermont]

Do not use the kill switch to turn it off.
Dealer says it will kill the battery.

 

[speedtoys.racing]

Do not use the kill switch to turn it off.
Dealer says it will kill the battery.

First time in counts...way lotta years Ive heard that one...

 

[mant6]

If that's the solution to a 2-day lifetie of a battery, you're in the wrong thread.

I ride mostly every day, if I leave it for weeks..i'll plug it in.

I have a 2003 K1200LT and can leave it parked for weeks and it fires right up!! Maybe you have a bad "batry",, that's how we say it in the country!! LOL

 

[Sandancer]

Do not use the kill switch to turn it off.
Dealer says it will kill the battery.

I’m pretty sure that’s an old wives tale.

 

[alegerlotz]

Do not use the kill switch to turn it off.
Dealer says it will kill the battery.

Did this guy have any evidence or even logic to back that up? I doubt it, because it doesn't make any sense.

The only way I could see this making any difference at all is if you use the kill switch and then delay (by minutes) turning off the ignition, therefor running down the battery and then letting it sit in a partially discharged state.

 

[speedtoys.racing]

Did this guy have any evidence or even logic to back that up? I doubt it, because it doesn't make any sense.

The only way I could see this making any difference at all is if you use the kill switch and then delay (by minutes) turning off the ignition, therefor running down the battery and then letting it sit in a partially discharged state.

Im my short ownership, I find the system turns off on it's own timer if not running.