Tracker will have it's own battery backup, otherwise it would be a pretty useless device if all the tealeaves had to do was disconnect the battery
I know that - I just didn’t know how long the backup battery would last. Having assumed that the tracker had discharged the bike battery, I assumed it drew quite a bit of current; it has lasted 4 days so far on internal battery....
Speaking from experience I suspect the tracker is to blame. Although you may ride it every weekend, how far you ride, how many revs you are prepared to give it. If you've got an SP it has a Lithium battery and needs a special charger. If you are prepared to pay the subscription then don't remove the tracker as it does serve a purpose, although I'm not sure it has a back up battery.
It’s looking like the battery is dud and they’ll replace it under warranty - I’ve only had the bike for a month from new Not sure what to do moving forward - I don’t have power to the garage where I keep it (it’s in a block not attached to my house) so can’t set it on an optimate regularly. I’ve paid the years subscription to the Tracker - maybe I’ll be best to swallow that and remove the Tracker. The only thing I don’t get, is that the tracker is continuing to work on its internal battery (7 days now) so can't draw that much power can it??
Try a fresh bike battery and see what happens. It may have been a dud battery. But I suspect even a brand new battery connected to a tracker but not to a trickle charger won't last through a winter of inactivity and might not even last until winter! If the tracker has a permanent live to the battery it's taking away from it constantly no matter what state the tracker battery is in. This thread is enough in itself to put me off trackers and alarms for life.
Could you put a solar charger supply in? Edit - as I see @Barstewardsquad suggested immediately below your post
I have always used one of these and had my battery on my VTR for 6 years and never had a problem starting even after the winter https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/163210116404
My mate uses one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/APLEY-TOOL...sprefix=solar+battery+charger,aps,154&sr=8-29
Excellent recommendation Bazz. I have been on the fence with these for a while. I have 2 bikes in a shed and run an external power lead from house to shed to run 2 Oximisers. My intention had been to fix one of these panels to the shed roof. From your experience, is there any possibility of running two leads from a single unit, or would I need 2 units? Problem is that I'd then be talking £40-plus quid.
Election and parts for electric £300 So £40 for two solars can’t be bad I have this style because I have seen others that don’t work as well. My VTR needed a good battery as you well know nigel and after a winter of sitting 3-4 months the bike would turn over like It had a new battery on it You will also need an adaptor to convert it to optimate fittings This sort of thing https://howesmodels.co.uk/product/t...MI26fq2IWl4wIViwDTCh04YQDTEAQYBCABEgKjVPD_BwE
That would be my guess. I've had my 2018 SP since March with the Trakking Adventure tracker. It gets ridden once a weekend if I'm lucky and no problems starting. My previous Blade (2015 standard) had the old Trakking tracker and that sat for months over the winter and fired up first time in the Spring. I don't think this brand of tracker draws much current at all.
Well, the battery appears to be ok - it took charge at the dealers. They (P&H Motorcycles, Crawley) have been really helpful and they’re having the bike in tomorrow to do a full check on the electrics. I just want to get out, ride it and get the first 600 mile service out the way
P&H had the bike for most the day, checked everything electrical (including the tracker) and could find absolutely nothing wrong. Consequently, they have changed the battery under warranty as they suspect there is a fault with it. Hopefully that will be the end of my problems............ Thanks to everybody who took the trouble to post about this
Of course this will happen with no battery tender. The symptoms and responses have provided the solution, but you have the prob of no power in your parking area. I think the best advice was to take the battery out - leaving you with no tracker of course - but at least you'll start the bike when you get back to it. Also a solar charger was suggested. Was there no appropriate place to site that?
There we are then, it's not a dud battery. Have you spoken to the technical department at the tracker company? Ring them up, ask to speak to their top technician and tell him/her you think the tracker is flattening the battery. See what they say, they might tell you if it's installed correctly then that is not possible in the time frame you've experienced. Or they might come clean and say yes that will happen if the bike is left for 7 days or more without trickle charging.
