battery

Hi guys, need advice from vmax gurus here. One of the suggestion in fixing the hotstart or low voltage problem from this post http://vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=19108 is to connect the R/R positive directly to battery with a new bigger cable. But when I was reading the service manual...

I was under the impression that the 1999 I just purchased had a bad battery, so I replaced it last Friday. The new battery did not have enough juice to kick the bike over, so I jumped it and rode home, about 40 minutes on the highway. I assumed I would have enough surface charge from the ride...

Hello everyone! Quasi new member (have been a member since 09, but never posted a question), used to have an '04 VMAX that gave me quite a bit of satisfaction, and almost no grief. I moved to Miami a few weeks ago, and bought my everyday vehicle; a 2006 VMAX. After riding it with no problems...

just bought a bigger battery for my max .wondering as anyone done this .and long term results:th_SmileyBoobs:

If I let my bike sit with my LEDs on or if I'm riding at night my battery seems to be draining. So I'm not sure could it be the Stator The R/R, any ideas? I just put this battery in when my Odyssey died at thunder.

I've got a weird set of intermittent issues with my Gen 1. It has a 1500 Tourmaster and flat side carbs fitted which may be contributing. However, the battery seems to drain significantly if I don't start it for a week or so. Is this normal? On top of that, it has become difficult to start when...

So, who has ever ridden a gen 1 (1986) with the stator and voltage regulator completely disconnected from the electrical system? My stator is shot and I decided that I could ride it to work (40 mi) let it cool off (hot starting problem too...starts instantly choked and cold) and get it back...

I have a slow discharge at my battery, which runs my battery dead overnight. I hook my volt meter to the battery, and every 30 seconds to 1 minute,I can see the battery drop 1/100 of a volt. Example, battery reads 12.66 volts, and you can see it drop to 12.65, then in another 30sec to 1min, it...

Battery stopped performing at acceptable level, even stopped being charged with trickle charger. Took it out and what I found was a conventional battery that every cell had very little acid in. One cell had 1/2 inch, some had 1 1/2 inch, one had 2 inches, from the bottom up. Asking for...

I went out for long ride a few days ago I had stop 2 times to get gas no problems. The 3rd stop I got gas about 2 gallons when I try to start the bike man it turn over about 20 to 25 times before it started back up. I almost thought it was not going to start. When I got back home I let the bike...

I had a couple of problems crop-up suddenly on my bike, the headlight began working erratically, the horn wouldn't shout (I have a WOLO 'Bad Boy' airhorn) & that tells me, 'a bad ground or a bad +':ummm: This is what I found on my Ballistic battery. Trying for a warranty thru the shop where I...

When I swapped my battery from the 2000 to the '86, I noticed the negative pole was covered in green gunk, which wasn't there when I looked a couple of months before. I also noticed that the negative pole bolt nut had been eating up by that green gunk - replaced it with a new one. Then when my...

ok I removed my battery topped off the acid hooked up a trickle charge to it but its bubbling & smells. The battery is only 6 months old. Why is this bubbling?

When I try to hook up the positive lead from my battery Tender it arcs like a welder, any ideas? Some kind of serious short??

Im gonna need a new battery soon and was wondering which of these lithium ion batteries some of the members here recommend. I'm thinking several of you have tried these. And i don't have the bike apart in front of me right now it's in the garage so do I need the left negative right positive...

Hi, Im new here but Ive been lurking and reading for a while. I got my 1st VMax about 4 months ago and absolutely love it. Only problem Ive had is what seems to be the all too common starting problems. When I bought the Max the P.O. had it on a battery tender and it started great, hot or...

Hello everyone I tried starting my bike today and it wouldn't start. I checked the battery and I needed to add some water hooked up the trickle charger and let it sit and it started up. The battery is the original one that came with bike. It's a 2006 that I bought brand new in 2009. Should the...

OK, so I had a DOH moment. :bang head: A few days ago I left the ignition/headlight on when I left my Max at the storage unit. Came back today and the Odyssey battery was totally dead. I put it on my Battery Tender and left. My question is, did I ruin the battery and if not, will the Battery...

My battery has remained installed in the bike while I've been building a motor for the last year and a half with no maintenance charge that whole time. It's been in the back of my mind that it was prolly gonna be crapped out. I just put a meter on it before hooking up a trickle...

When my stock battery bit the dust, I wanted to go back with a more dependable premium replacement. After consulting with several Vmax owners the name Odyssey PC 680 kept popping up. I am very happy and have no regrets on the performance other than it weighs over twice as much as the OEM battery...