Dear all I have just acquired a 1260S and after driving it back home, I left it overnight in the garage. Next day I wanted to set up the bluetooth connect, forgot the key and instead of getting back to get it, I thought it is a good chance to test the turning on from the emergency button on the tank (test the pin as well), which I did. All seemed well, "No key" was displayed on the dash as expected and because of not fiddling with the buttons/menu for some time, it turned off by itself, as expected. Tried the pin code once more, everything worked as expected as well and this time I shut it off with the button. Tried to lock the handlebars but "No key" was displayed on the dash and I assumed that this is proper behaviour when no key is detected and left it like that. During all this I never fired the engine up. Next day, I turn the bike on (this time with my key) and the screen came up. I tried to fire the engine and I realized that the starter tried to turn the engine a couple of times and failed to do so (just like when the battery is very low or dead). After the failure a message came up on the dash saying that there is a calibration procedure going on regarding the suspension. I could hear motors whining and after a few seconds it stopped. No "Low battery" came on on the dash. I measured with a multimeter and the battery reading was 12.56 volts (which seems normal when no current is drawn). However, it failed to turn the crank. I've put it on a battery tender and it is actually charging it right now (so the battery was not charged as the multimeter reading suggested). Did anybody have a similar experience with his/her bike? Was something in the procedure I described to blame for the drain? Should I check anything else before going to the dealer? Thanks in advance
New or new to you ? Private sale or dealer ? How long was the ride home ? If the bike had stood for a couple of weeks without being charged and your ride was less than about 50 miles, very real possibility the battery was nearly discharged and having a play with the bike without running it may well have been the last straw. Always measure the battery voltage drop by pressing the starter. If the voltage drops to 11v or less, it will never start. See how it behaves after giving it a good charge. You'd hope that the battery is good but I bought a boxed, new Yuasa in Portugal and it failed after a week. Andy
Thanks for the reply Andy New to me (32K kms on the dash). The bike was supposedly parked for a week after the drive to the dealer to get it checked. The strange thing is that when I got it two days ago it fired up immediately although I don't know if it was on a battery tender during that time. The ride home is about 15km (more than enough to charge/maintain my 1200 ABS battery). I'm more concerned if there is something in that procedure that I described that would definitely eat the battery up, although it's by no means common practice to turn the bike on using the emergency button.
I've bought Yuasa batteries in both Portugal and Spain over the years without any problems . But to put it politely , mechanics in those countries aren't noted for following procedures to the letter . Do you think yours might have been filled and left standing for months ? I always bought them dry , with a couple of sealed plastic " bottles " of acid ..... but that is now forbidden , for the obvious reasons .... (a) we have all suddenly become irresponsible idiots , or (b) that we've paid 60 euros just to get hold of some battery acid , to be used as a weapon ? ..... it beggars belief ! The "reasoning " makes my head hurt .
I don't think you need to be concerned. Hopefully it will be just a case of the battery not being fully charged. 32000km equates to what 2 or 3 years old ? Not unrealistic, if it's the OE battery, for it to fail. Good luck with it and hope you enjoy your new bike. Andy
In hindsight, the mechanic should have allowed more than 3 hours to charge it from fill but I was stuck in Braganca with 8 mates waiting on me getting my bike fixed to continue the holiday. When I say 'stuck', Braganca is a lovely town and coincidentally home to Louis Portugal, Master Chef and Michelin mentioned restaurateur Andy
No, everything was turned off. No obvious reason for the drain was evident. I was wondering if the antenna kept looking for the key all the time.
It was a nearly dead battery after all. Left it twice for a few nights without chraging it and it failed to crank up. Swapped for a new battery and all is well. It will be on a tender from now on anyway.
Has it got an aftermarket usb charger? If so, and it is not on a switched circuit, then this will be enough to give you ongoing problems unless you use a batt tender. dAMHIK!
All chargers are on switched circuits. Only thing on a direct connection to the battery (through the DDA plug) is the hella port (installed this way after the battery was changed so it can accommodate the tender).
The only time mine has appeared flat for no apparent reason was when I switched off with the red kill switch. And I left it like that for a few days. I’ve heard it said that the bike continues to hunt for the key signal if so. Neither I nor it has ever done it since.
