rtsteve
New member
Had the bike all packed up for a weekend tour through Utah a week ago when Friday morning I went to hit the starter and nothing. Well not nothing, everything came on and it turned over once and quit. Turns out a dead battery. So I jump started it and took some jumper cables just in case and no problem the whole weekend. Parked the bike in the garage on Monday afternoon after an 800 mile weekend. By Thursday it was dead again.
Took it right to the dealer, they checked the battery and said it tested fine. The only thing electrical I have installed are the Darla Clearwater Lights. They are connected to the battery and controlled through the CanBus, just like Clearwater suggests.
I connected a new Battery Tender Sunday and within three minutes it showed fully charged. I plan on leaving it off the tender to see if it drains again this week. If it does, I'll charge it up and disconnect the Clearwater Lights and see what happens then. I'm wondering if the Clearwater lights might be causing a slow low current drain through the CanBus.
Took it right to the dealer, they checked the battery and said it tested fine. The only thing electrical I have installed are the Darla Clearwater Lights. They are connected to the battery and controlled through the CanBus, just like Clearwater suggests.
I connected a new Battery Tender Sunday and within three minutes it showed fully charged. I plan on leaving it off the tender to see if it drains again this week. If it does, I'll charge it up and disconnect the Clearwater Lights and see what happens then. I'm wondering if the Clearwater lights might be causing a slow low current drain through the CanBus.