The battery charger the dealership supplied is not the original one for a panigale r Is the original ones any good , I like the thought of plugging into the area under the seat any advice welcome or anyone got one for sale , Cheers
Optimate 1. Cheap as chips, does lead acid and lithium batteries. Plugs in under the seat. Job jobbed. If you are flush, Optimate 4 (li version) but it’s just got a few more lights.
Never had a problem with original battery/standard charger combo. Had my current R just over 4yrs now. It has spent 95% of its life as a track slag, so has never had regular or long rides out. Has just been trickled once a month regardless of what was going on.
The charger that comes with them is a SkyRich one iirc. Mine did anyway. I have it in a box somewhere as I use CTek LiPo chargers for my lithium battery bikes. Whatever you do, make sure you use a charger that does not have a "desulphating" mode.
I’m at odds with most on using the DDA socket for charging, it is something I am just not comfortable with. Using it as a charging point was not its primary function, just happenstance. All my battery charging leads are attached to the battery terminals and in the case of the Diavel, the charging pigtail is used to power the sat nav mount as I couldn’t be arsed to find a switched live feed in the loom. I’m currently using a Genius 3500, which covers all variants of battery for motorcycle and car. Andy
They gave me a skyrich charger but it only has the crocodile clips in it , I should give the dealer a ring
No, the Skyrich doesn’t come with a charging pigtail. That has to be bought separately and I believe there was a Ducati part number to go with the charger as a kit. The biggest problem I had with both my Skyrich chargers was the supplied plug adaptor. Cheap jack shit Taiwanese copy that was a fatality just waiting to happen. I replaced the two pin, mains lead supplied on both mine with a moulded UK three pin plug lead. Andy
Optimate 4 here and seems to work well enough. I'm a bit old-school and use the crocodile clips directly to the battery. Just an excuse to get the Allen keys out and fettle.
