Make sure all the connections are clean. Brush them with a wire brush even if they look ok. Then tighten all of them up. Get a good battery charger that differentiates between types of batteries. I use a Noco Genius 2 and have mine set to AGM. If yours is normal it needs to be set to normal lead acid. Also when the bike is running check the charge rate. Should be 14 something.
Hey- thanks! Will do. I believe AutoZone put it on a charger, but I bet it's a trickle charger. Will look into getting a Noco myself. Will check off all the boxes and clean up all the terminals. Visually looked clean, but will give everything a scuff.
Check (clean/tighten) the main frame grounds also. They are right near the battery compartment. The C14 is very picky about poor power connections. Also, if the garage is lit, you might be able to use a solar trickle charger, although it would be kinda theftable.
I went to the office and pleaded my case. It's very dark in the garages- VERY. They have a power outlet at each end near the garage doors and I asked if I could just park up against the wall by the door and keep the bike plugged in there. Without hesitation I was told no one can use the outlets. So, I gotta find a day every week to get the bike out and just get it charged up. I got it for work commuting as I go 55 miles each way, but not in some of the weather here. Just gonna have to be strategic, I suppose.
The battery should not be going flat when parked up for a few weeks. It sounds like you have a parasitic drain. Someone may have fitted one of those tracker modules or something similar, and that is draining the battery. You can test yourself if you have a multimeter, or find a competent motorcycle mechanic and get them to look it over.
My C14 draws around 0.4mA after switching off the ignition and I would imagine most of that is running the flashing red LED that flashes for 24 hours, then stops. 0.4mA would take 2 years to drain the C14 battery.
The battery should not be going flat when parked up for a few weeks. It sounds like you have a parasitic drain. Someone may have fitted one of those tracker modules or something similar, and that is draining the battery. You can test yourself if you have a multimeter, or find a competent motorcycle mechanic and get them to look it over.
My C14 draws around 0.4mA after switching off the ignition and I would imagine most of that is running the flashing red LED that flashes for 24 hours, then stops. 0.4mA would take 2 years to drain the C14 battery.
That will give up to 0.25A in very bright sunlight so may prevent your battery from going flat.
The only other problem is that you cannot connect it to the bikes existing cigar lighter socket as that is disconnected from the battery when the ignition is off.
You will need to wire it via a fuse to the battery somehow.
That will give up to 0.25A in very bright sunlight so may prevent your battery from going flat.
The only other problem is that you cannot connect it to the bikes existing cigar lighter socket as that is disconnected from the battery when the ignition is off.
You will need to wire it via a fuse to the battery somehow.