Superbikes - Headlights Always ON ??

netchef · 11th April 2008, 11:45

A biker buddy owns a Kwacker 1400RR and needs to start her up every other day if he is not riding her regularly as the battery tends to lose zest. Unless he has a minor short somewhere in the circuitry, it sounds like a problem we faced on the older generation of cars whose batteries ran dead if the car was used primarily at night.
Then came the newer cars with beefed-up charging systems running alternators, and the problem vanished. Is the problem on the new SBKs because they pare battery capacity in order to save weight?

samyakmodi · 18th September 2010, 13:04

just got back to this forum after ages

posting some pictures of the bike

11th April 2008, 11:45	#46
netchef BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 953 Thanked: 60 Times View My Garage	A biker buddy owns a Kwacker 1400RR and needs to start her up every other day if he is not riding her regularly as the battery tends to lose zest. Unless he has a minor short somewhere in the circuitry, it sounds like a problem we faced on the older generation of cars whose batteries ran dead if the car was used primarily at night. Then came the newer cars with beefed-up charging systems running alternators, and the problem vanished. Is the problem on the new SBKs because they pare battery capacity in order to save weight?
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18th September 2010, 13:04	#47
samyakmodi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indore Posts: 994 Thanked: 811 Times	just got back to this forum after ages posting some pictures of the bike Attached Thumbnails
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