Y Rider
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How are you measuring the voltage? Did you have a volt meter with probes directly on the battery terminals?
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Spyder RT Limited – My observations
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How are you measuring the voltage? Did you have a volt meter with probes directly on the battery terminals?
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
No, the load test spec is 10.0 volts, or more. This battery tests out OK, according to the shop manual. The 12.5 volts after the key is turned on seems low to me, and may be the cause of the symptoms, but it does not have a spec in the book. The only reason I can think of for such a drop, as the computers and such fire up, would be a poor ground or other major connection, that increases the resistance under load, and drops the voltage as a result. :dontknow:
Rando
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Positive on the battery side of Spyder. I pulled the red plastic cap off, negative on the ground opposite side of seat/battery location. I believe they are there for jumping the Spyder?
By the way, the wife and I had a really nice ryde after I got off work today. She drove it out and I drove it back. We both enjoyed being a passenger since it was a first for both of us!
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redfox
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Curious if this was the end of the problem for you, Did the Battery hold the charge and the other problems go away as a result
Thanks
Rando
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Yes, thanks for asking. It was in the shop yesterday for the 600 mile service and to replace the faulty turn signal switch. I was shocked by the amount of parts that had to be removed just to replace the left handle bar control assembly!
redfox
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That's good about the battery holding it's charge and eliminating one set of problems, sounds like it was not preped right by dealer. Sorry to hear about the turn signal problem though glad they got that fixed for you.
I have about 25 days left to sign up for the Best without the $75/yr surcharge, sounds like I better get it for the 3 yr additional warranty. I have about 450 miles on a new RTS, love it, but am very apprehensive about the electrical/electonics and computer brain on these machines. Had Harley's, Yamaha's, Honda's and Kawasaki's over the last 50 yrs with zero major and only about 2 minor problems. I never felt as fearful of electonic and mechanical problems as I do with this machine with the dealer 60 miles away. The 3 wheels have put me back on the road though:2thumbs:. Wish it would stop raining so I could get more miles on it.
Rando
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Berts Mega Mall has the best pricing or do what I did and get your dealership to match the price!
dancogan
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Randy,
Good to hear your enjoying the RT ... other than this weather we're having. We stood out in the rain for about 3 hours yesterday watching our daughter and son-in-law compete in the Grand Rapids River Bank Run. We were hoping to get in a long ride today ... NOT. I don't even want to look outside, let alone be outside.
Anyway, hope to see you on the road.
HI guys have been reading the posts and would like to say that I also bought mine from C&C. Took it in for 600 mile service with some other issues. For one the right fog light was not working. Picked it up and when I got home checked the fog lights and guess what , right one not working. Called the dealer and told them it was still out and I wanted it fixed. They said they checked it and it was working when it was in the shop. I said well it wasnt before I dropped it off. You have to do more then just turn it on and by magic it works. You have to check the connections and bulb not just turn the :cus: thing on and say yep it works :lecturef_smilie:. Maybe I was dreaming and it really was working NOT. Back to the dealer to get it fixed.:gaah:
Sorry you had trouble with your new RT but glad it wasn't too serious.
This is the panel under the seat to access the battery. It's two screws.
(just out of curiosity what is the top right round plug looking thing? Does it come out or need to? Can it made to be an after market power outlet? I tried to pry it off and felt like I would break it so I walked away defeated)
Thanks, guess I was just hoping.
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
If you bought this used, it could be a power outlet. Lift the flap and look inside. It it is a large opening with contacts on the side and bottom, it is power, if it has many small contacts, it is comms of some sort. It is the location for the optional comm port, but someone could have put anything there.
redfox
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I follow Lamonster's post about the 2 screws for accessing the battery to check connections on the battery. However if you had to completely remove the battery on a 2011 RTS could you get it out that way or do more panels have to come off. I have seen a tech take off the rear side panel after removing only the middle side panel. Would that be it or is there more stuff like the side storage compartment that has to come off to get the battery out. God I hope not but it looks like it to a novice. Will be working on it this week-end to check connections on the battery.
Reason I am asking is we have a 2 car garage, Miata and Spyder occupy it in the summer. In the winter the 2 Subaru's have to go in there. We live in the mountains and have wicked winters. They use tons of salt and sand on the roads here so no winter riding anyway. We have great dry storage for the summer toys that we rent very resonably but no battery tenders are allowed, so I will have to remove the battery and keep it on a tender on the work bench in the cellar.
Also any computer memory that could get messed up by removing the battery for the winter (5 months). Don't want Nanny to get mad in the spring.
Thanks
Reason I am asking is we have a 2 car garage, Miata and Spyder occupy it in the summer. In the winter the 2 Subaru's have to go in there. We live in the mountains and have wicked winters. They use tons of salt and sand on the roads here so no winter riding anyway. We have great dry storage for the summer toys that we rent very resonably but no battery tenders are allowed, so I will have to remove the battery and keep it on a tender on the work bench in the cellar.
Also any computer memory that could get messed up by removing the battery for the winter (5 months). Don't want Nanny to get mad in the spring.
Thanks
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