jconway607
JohnWC
My 96 R1100RT seems to always have a battery leak down problem. A few days off the charger and it barely cranks. A few weeks ago it get really low and it would hardly start, but did. Then, of course, the ABS lights showed a default. Normally after riding a few miles I can cancel them by restarting, but not this time. I had the Odyssey 680 battery supposedly load tested and it passed. 12.8 or so volts. It's about three years old. Took the starter off and had it tested, and it met the specs. Just put it back together and tried it, and again, pretty slow cranking, and the ABS lights flashing. I'm beginning to wonder if the battery is the problem after all. I thought I might try jumping it with my car battery to see if it cranks better, and if it then doesn't have an ABS problem, before I go buy another battery. If I do get another battery it will be back to a regular lead acid, which I believe GSaddict says is better for these models. Any thoughts on if I will burn up the electrical system on the bike with the larger car battery?