Need advice concerning battery and battery tender

zvez · May 5, 2013

email motowheels. They sell the shorai, they recommend the 18 over the 14 for the liter bikes. I put an 18 in my streetfighter year and a half ago and two winters no probs cranking ever.

Akshuneer said:
Sounds like a lithium battery from Shorai may be the most appropriate solution for my situation. From what I can gather this is the best shot for getting the bike to turn over after sitting for 3-4 weeks.

I'm looking at the Shorai website. Are you guys talking about the Shorai LFX Standard? (MSRP $160)

Any other insights? Advice?

Trauma · May 5, 2013

zvez said:
email motowheels. They sell the shorai, they recommend the 18 over the 14 for the liter bikes. I put an 18 in my streetfighter year and a half ago and two winters no probs cranking ever.

Yea, they used to, but now they hook you up to Shorai's battery selector. Either way, order directly from Shorai, easier for waranty issues, and I think the same price. Don't get me wrong, they warranty it anywhere.

RD16RR · May 6, 2013

-- keep another battery in the apt on trickle....put a jumper pig tail on the bike and jump start the bike if it needs it...

RSR racer · May 6, 2013

RD16RR said:
-- keep another battery in the apt on trickle....put a jumper pig tail on the bike and jump start the bike if it needs it...

Outstanding solution

Put it on a charger and bring it down with the alligator clips to ensure + And -

Don't be tempted to put another pig tail on the jump battery, as the male and female plugs will be reversed and when you try to mate up the pig tails; there might be a small problem

Just ensure that you know which lead on your attached pigtail is positive and then plug in the jumper pig tail and match the clips to the correct poles.

Akshuneer · May 6, 2013

Another good solution...Thank you all for your input and advice.

I've now got 2 very feasible solutions to my dilemma.

huckjai · May 6, 2013

I didn't charge my oem battery once during winter storage in my garage. It was left for 6 months without putting it on any charger. Fired her right up a few weeks ago with no issues.

Akshuneer · May 6, 2013

Hmmmm....More and more of you are saying that even the OEM battery will be good to go after sitting for weeks on end - as long as there isn't anything constantly pulling juice (i.e. alarm).

Maybe I'll start with the OEM battery, see how it goes. If/when I do run into starting problems after an extended break, I'll switch to a Shorai lithium...

Pouakai · May 7, 2013

Ok so I measured the current draw on the battery while parked so as to put this whole thing to bed (at least in my mind!) What I found was that is is next to nothing whether the DP alarm is set or not. I used an analog ammeter as i had nothing more sensitive to had. What I saw was a tiny pulse to 2mA once per second. I'd need to use a scope or joule meter to measure the area under the curve but I'm going to say its an average of 1mA x 100ms or 0.0001 Ahr
So 18Ahr battery (is that what we got ?) / 0.0001 Ahr = 20 something years !
Self discharge is likely to be the only factor !

ihunui · May 7, 2013

Akshuneer said:
Can others confirm that they have no problem starting up the bike after having it sit for 3-4 weeks? If so, is that with the standard battery? Or with a lithium?

I have had no problems leaving it for an extended period. Was unused last year for about 10 weeks and started first time.

Titaniumvalves · Feb 23, 2016

Akshuneer said:
I'm about to pull the trigger on a 2013 Panigale S. But I realized I have an interesting dilemma. And one that I'm hoping some of you can help me out with.

I live in a high-rise condo building with underground parking. I am out of town for 1-4 weeks at a time. Inside our parking garage, I do NOT have access to a electrical wall outlet. Therefore, it is NOT possible for me to plug in a battery tender in the garage while I'm away. From what I can gather, the battery will most likely die during my times away.

I figure I could pull the battery from the bike and leave it on a tender up in my condo each time I go out of town. But how easy/feasible is it to do this each and every time?

Do any of you have a better idea and/or suggestions?

Thanks in advance...

So what is your concluded solution?

Titaniumvalves · Feb 23, 2016

I'm in a similar dilemma.One of the way is to get a portable jump starter (PJS), example from Anker.

i think the opening of the left-fairing which separates the rectifier/regulator and battery could provide access, for the gator clips of the PJS. Though there is a battery cover hatch which needs to be peel off...

Look at the parts manual that shows the assembly of the battery compartment

HFW003 · Feb 24, 2016

Unfortunately my bike often sits for 4 weeks, if not longer, without getting ridden and there has never been an issue with it starting. First time, every time.

Actually I went overseas for 2 months last year and it was fine.

RD16RR · Feb 24, 2016

HFW003 said:
Unfortunately my bike often sits for 4 weeks, if not longer, without getting ridden and there has never been an issue with it starting. First time, every time.

Actually I went overseas for 2 months last year and it was fine.

now we see from first hand experience that ducati has made progress

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