Starter Disengage

[cdekryger]

I have a 2019 R1250GSA with 70000 miles.In June of this year I noticed at times it cranked slow. Since the battery was 4 years old I thought it best to replace it, my buddy suggested I replace it with a battery named Chrome Battery. When I got it, it didn't seem to turn the engine over as fast as I remembered the OEM did. I contacted Chrome and they thought maybe it had a bad cell. I returned it and they sent me another. When I got the second one it seemed to crank just as slow. This past weekend I started it , backed it out of the parking spot, put it in gear and it killed. When I tried to start it it turned over twice then the starter disengaged, I would have to turn the ignition off and tried again.This went on for four times with the same results each time. I finally let it sit for 5 minutes and then it started before disengaging.
Before this last incident I had been doing quit a few short trips, could all the starting have strained the battery too much? It seems as though when I go 100 miles or so without stopping It turns over better. The Chrome Battery costs about one half of a BMW battery, is it true "you get what you pay for"
Usually when a battery is weak, it will turn over slow then click, for me it seems to turn fairly good but then just disengages, Does anyone have any ideas?Thank you.

 

[dravnx]

Did you ever give the battery a proper charge before you installed it? Alkaline batteries self discharge without use. What is the date code on the battery and did it already have the acid installed? If you didn't charge it before you installed it and then did a bunch of short trips, it may have never gotten up to a full charge state.

 

[omega man]

Easy test for this situation is to carefully set up the bike with jumper-cables to your car. If it starts normally, you know this “Chrome” battery is not up to the task.
This also lets you know and test the battery connections on the bike are correct and tight.
OM

 

[pauls1150]

Welcome, CD!
It would probably be easier to use a "booster" (lithium jump-starter) than to cable it over to a car, but really no diff...
Yes a battery SHOULD be fully charged before it is installed... Regardless of what it says on the vendor's website; one never knows how long it's been sitting on the shelf.
Also examine the connections at the starter, and don't discount the possibility of a faulty starter or relay.

 

[omega man]

Welcome, CD!
It would probably be easier to use a "booster" (lithium jump-starter) than to cable it over to a car, but really no diff...
Yes a battery SHOULD be fully charged before it is installed... Regardless of what it says on the vendor's website; one never knows how long it's been sitting on the shelf.
Also examine the connections at the starter, and don't discount the possibility of a faulty starter or relay.

FWIW, on a “test” I prefer using battery to battery boosting. It gives “known” battery to “unknown” results without the the “magic” of a booster box.
OM