Bike Trac Tracker

[Travs1234]

Good afternoon,

 

Passed my MOD 2 on Tuesday, I’d already purchased a Ninja 650 which has a Bike Trac tracker on it. Having had the bike for a few weeks I've noticed the Battery is not holding a charge for long (it was a new battery when purchased).

I'm concerned that this tracker is the reason it’s not holding a charge. I appreciate the tracker will need some current.

Do any of you experienced people know any decent Motorcycle Electricians around Dumbarton/Glasgow just to get it checked out see if it fitted correctly?

 

Kind regards

 

Travs

[husoi]

Bring it to Fife and I'll have a look 

[AstronautNinja]

I'd be inclined to disconnect the tracker for a week and see how it goes 

[husoi]

I would be more technical and precise.

Disconnect the battery, connect an amperimeter to the cable and check for parasite currents.

Then start unplugging elements until funding the culprit 

[Nick the wanderer]

Congats on passing MOD 2.

[AstronautNinja]

9 minutes ago, Nick the wanderer said:

Congats on passing MOD 2.

I had missed that bit in my drunken haste. Good choice in first bike also

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Bike batteries aren't huge so even a tiny drain flattens them quite quickly. My CBF has an alarm on it that drains the battery so I keep it on a maintenance charger. That also seems to keep the battery lasting longer as my batteries outlast my mates' batteries by years. 

 

As said above, if you've got a multimeter check for current flow and disconnect circuits until you identify the cause. 

[RideWithStyles]

Well done on the mod.

Especially lithium ones as the capacity is terrible like 1/4 at best.

so add a device and a little resistance/ is enough to ruin your day.
great for a quick single crank when cold but after that your running the risk of killing it as they dont like ( )to drop many volts and no way as recoverable as lead acid bats.

so if its drained enough to not start a bike generally (left lights on too long) they are 

Goosed…so expensive. 

Edited October 10, 2024 by RideWithStyles

[Yorky]

+1 for the optimiser.

Both my bikes sit on Optimates all the time they are parked up.

[manxie49]

Well done on the MOD2.  I used to have a Datatool tracker fitted to one of my bikes and had a similar issue to what you're having.  I did what was suggested, disconnected it and indeed did find that the tracker was the cause of my problems.  It was an old battery though, once I replaced the battery it seemed to be fine. I'm another fan here for Optimate, use them on both my bikes and never have any issues.

[Travs1234]

Thanks for your kind words about the Mod 2. Disconnected the tracker, battery seems fine atm. also thanks for your advice! onwards and upwards

Edited October 13, 2024 by Travs1234