Squealy_Wheelie

Haven’t checked with a multi meter for a while, it was fine last time. Won’t be able to start having a proper look at her until she’s in storage. So wanted to cover my back before she’s in there

Yeah i tried that once before, i’m guessing all they did was replace the battery. They said it was fine. Might be worth having her checked out with someone else. I never thought much of it to be honest as i’d heard it was a common issue with suzuki intruder 125’s Edit: they also said she needs regular riding which is not possible, so someone suggested a battery charger instead at the time and this has worked fine for dormant stretches.

Is something like this any good? Only 230v

Looking into this right now cheers

Cheapest small petrol generator i’ve seen is £150 so far. Was looking at the battery charger version to cut down on noise but just not 100 sure it’ll work sufficiently.

think it has a 12v to 240vconverter looking at plug socket on the top end it all depends on how much/long the packs battery takes to drain down in use . Yeah exactly, my hope was to use it for the battery once in a while and the rest of the time use it for lighting or anything else that needs some juice while messing about

I already have a small solar panel that i use at home for small stuff, but solar panels don’t work great where i live. I’d have to climb up on the roof of the thing and hide it there to stop it being nicked

My battery tender is wired to my battery, ready to be plugged in when needed, was hoping i could just plug into the above and use it for charging anything else needed at the time. Not strong enough?

Would something like this work?

Thanks for the replies. Much easier to use a generator than to remove the battery, solar deffo not an option in storage. I’m very careful switching the heated grips off in time to give a bit of charge but not sure if stopping early enough. Riding the bike regularly isn’t an option. So i thought a generator would be the best option. Could also use it to provide lighting in the storage box when i’m tinkering about. It’d be a lot easier to carry a small generator back and forth than remove battery constantly as its a pain. I asked the guy during MOT about the crap battery, he just said its often an issue with suzuki intruders. Not that that helps lol.

Does anyone know if its okay to use a portable 12v mini generator to charge my battery occassionally? She’s in storage that has no electricity, only gets ridden twice a month in winter and the heated handlebar grips don’t help. I used to use a battery tender via an extension into the house but can’t do that now. If she stands for more than a couple of weeks it takes around 2 hours to charge the battery. Can a small portable generator do the job?