First i admit I an new to the forum and BMW motorbikes. I have just purchased a new 1250GS. Whenever I finish a ride I always like to put the battery on float charge. I have read in the Riders Manual page 195 Notice at the bottom of the page states the motorcycle on board electrics know when the battery is fully charged. The on board socket is switched off when fully charged. I measured using a dummy socket and the battery is 11.75 V but plugging in a oxford Optimiser 900 it shows 0 volts 0 amps . Is this a problem with the charger or at what voltage does to batter drop to require a charge. All help appreciated
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Do you see a pattern here
if you ride it enough, you shouldn't need to go anywhere near a charger
I bought cheap battery's for the hexhead, it bit me on the bum ...
Went to motobatt and never looked back
My Yuasa in my new LC went flat even though it was started an run through the lock down ...
it now has a new motobatt in it
Do you see a pattern here
if you ride it enough, you shouldn't need to go anywhere near a charger
I bought cheap battery's for the hexhead, it bit me on the bum ...
Went to motobatt and never looked back
My Yuasa in my new LC went flat even though it was started an run through the lock down ...
it now has a new motobatt in it
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I think it will help you. If there's a triangle, red warning light, then, connection polarity is incorrect and 0 volts -- 0 amps will show up on screen. Double check if you did a right connection and check if connection polarity is ok.
I think it will help you. If there's a triangle, red warning light, then, connection polarity is incorrect and 0 volts -- 0 amps will show up on screen. Double check if you did a right connection and check if connection polarity is ok.
I know nothing about the Oximiser 900. Does it claim that it is compatible with the BMW Can-Bus sockets in the same way that some of the Optimate chargers?
The BMW manual will certainly assume that one is using a BMW charger.
The BMW manual will certainly assume that one is using a BMW charger.
Santa Thank you for your help it has been most valuable (yes this is sarcasm)
Bring it on it's fine... but do you see where i'm coming from .... just ride it man! stop worrying about it, 
The Oxford charger isn't a CAN-BUS charger. For that charger you'll need to connect directly to the battery. Not through the DIN socket.
If you carry a compressor fit it with the compatible plug for the pig tail....
one lead, two solutions
Get a Ctek comfort charging lead, wire it perm to battery, gives traffic light indication of battery status, buy a Ctek extension lead and snip off the plug and splice it to your charger of choice.
Jobs a goodun
Jobs a goodun
thanks
thanks that has clarified the situation
thanks that has clarified the situation
I did this and fitted a plug to my airman compressor.
I have never ever put one of my bikes on charge as a routine. Ever. Only when the battery starts playing up due to age, I might end up getting the charger out.
Saying this, the longest the bike ever goes without being ridden is 3wks, occasionally. Do you leave it's for months without using it? I imagine that might be where meeting it's plugged in has a place. Otherwise I'd just leave it and err...as mentioned above, ride and enjoy it.
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Saying this, the longest the bike ever goes without being ridden is 3wks, occasionally. Do you leave it's for months without using it? I imagine that might be where meeting it's plugged in has a place. Otherwise I'd just leave it and err...as mentioned above, ride and enjoy it.
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Worry? ignorance?
You know that there is a difference.
Worry? ignorance?
You know that there is a difference.
Indeed,
But getting the bike out in the morning turning on the ignition and pressing the start button isn't ignorance, and could also be argued isn't worrying
Its either going to start or it isn't , either way a solution is available..
On the other hand checking the voltage and keeping it topped up , is worrying..
Now it is worrying unnecessarily? or worrying that your that concerned that the battery will fail overnight??
We’ll agree to disagree.
There was no evidence of worry in his post just that he liked to keep a bike on a trickle charger.
I had formed the opinion that your retort was a cheap shot....
in the true tradition of UKGSer where jumping on folks who are new and have no knowledge of the conventions of piss take and patronising that goes on here.
Byee
There was no evidence of worry in his post just that he liked to keep a bike on a trickle charger.
I had formed the opinion that your retort was a cheap shot....
in the true tradition of UKGSer where jumping on folks who are new and have no knowledge of the conventions of piss take and patronising that goes on here.
Byee
Yep got to say I’m with the old rat on this one...
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