2021 RT battery dying - What's the warranty on the battery?

[canamjhb]

I couldn't agree more. :2thumbs: My Spyder, or any bike that we have owned. Always had a battery tender on it as soon as it was parked in the garage! :thumbup: Tom :spyder:

I used to do that too. Until one time I unplugged the tender and rode the bike from Seattle, WA to Coeur d'Alene, ID. A distance of a little over 300 miles. Next morning I had zero battery. I thought someone had stolen it. But it was there. Had bike taken to a shop where they checked out the charging system. It was all OK. Installed a new battery and I was on my way. I now only plug the tender in when the bike will not be ridden for more than a couple of weeks. If my battery is getting weak, I want to know before I'm 300 miles from home. To each his own..... Jim

 

[PMK]

I used to do that too. Until one time I unplugged the tender and rode the bike from Seattle, WA to Coeur d'Alene, ID. A distance of a little over 300 miles. Next morning I had zero battery. I thought someone had stolen it. But it was there. Had bike taken to a shop where they checked out the charging system. It was all OK. Installed a new battery and I was on my way. I now only plug the tender in when the bike will not be ridden for more than a couple of weeks. If my battery is getting weak, I want to know before I'm 300 miles from home. To each his own..... Jim

Actually, there is no correct answer or best practices, simply what each of us has faith in doing.
Unfortunately in the case of your example, by your description, it sounds as if the battery had an internal structural failure vs more typical sulfation and age. Every now and then, the internal post of the battery can fracture. Electrically the battery internally is fine, but without contact to the external post, nothing comes out.

 

[Jbandauskas]

March 30, 2022 i had a new battery install by a spyder dealer. It has died and canam is giving the dealera hard time. BRP is a joke. It started with the front sprocket going out. I would never own another can am spyder. I have been riding since 1962.