njbhorn
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Basic advice appreciated.
Battery dead. Not used bike R1250RT 2019 for about 2/3 weeks (it is very cold nowádmittedly) Put it on Optimax 4 Charger via accessory connection overnight but LEDs 3 & 4 just flashing all the time. In the past there has been enough juice to light up dashboard this time absolutely nothing bike completly dead.
Question 1
Best place to buy a replacement battery in UK (London) and what model number is it?
(Appreciate I can remove battery to get info but if I can get battery first)
Question 2
Is it reasonable for a battery to be dead this easily after 2/3 years? I do have a DataTool Tracker fitted but can't believe that would be too much of a drain on the bike?
The bike is stored in an underground car park and there isn't the option to leave it permanently on trickle charge.
Question 3
In the past I had a GS1200 with a similar going flat issue and replaced the battery with a Gel version and it never gave a problem with charge again. Is this an option for the RT1250 and does it make sense?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Battery dead. Not used bike R1250RT 2019 for about 2/3 weeks (it is very cold nowádmittedly) Put it on Optimax 4 Charger via accessory connection overnight but LEDs 3 & 4 just flashing all the time. In the past there has been enough juice to light up dashboard this time absolutely nothing bike completly dead.
Question 1
Best place to buy a replacement battery in UK (London) and what model number is it?
(Appreciate I can remove battery to get info but if I can get battery first)
Question 2
Is it reasonable for a battery to be dead this easily after 2/3 years? I do have a DataTool Tracker fitted but can't believe that would be too much of a drain on the bike?
The bike is stored in an underground car park and there isn't the option to leave it permanently on trickle charge.
Question 3
In the past I had a GS1200 with a similar going flat issue and replaced the battery with a Gel version and it never gave a problem with charge again. Is this an option for the RT1250 and does it make sense?
Thanks in advance for any help.