hi i bought a 15 plate 899 completely stock about 2 months ago, to convert to a track bike owned it 3 days and the battery went flat. charged it, and lasted a week and died again. iv since replaced it for a new 1 and last about a fortnight and died again. (the only thing I have purchased really is a bike sport developments clutchless down shifter. but it went dead before I purchased that also) any help would be greatful
Glad to see Ducati are continuing their traditional 'dont expect your bike to start after more than a few days' with the newer models. My 1098 would kill a battery within about 2 weeks, have you got an alarm fitted?
The 899 is one of the most reliable Ducatis so there is no real common problem, I would suggest that as it is in warranty you take it to a dealer and let them sort it out, if it is out of warranty you may get it done as a goodwill gesture .
no, battery is fine when riding. just put optimate on for 20 mins was reading 11.3 volts and started. then whilst running it was reading 14,4 volts
Mine has a tracker and the battery life is poor. That said, I'm sure it would be ok for a few weeks before giving me a problem
just have your tracker only report on every 12hrs unless moving and have in sleep mode. So should activate on movement and wake up. Well if it's a good one anyway. It's the amps they draw. One on a car or van will make it flat from full charge (or flat enough to not allow it to compete it's start procedure) in 21-28 days. So given the amp rating on a bike battery it has no chance.
