I have a 2017 v9 Bobber and I’m finding I’m spending more time it’s my battery out of the bike on a trickle charger than on the road. The battery is a bit over a year old as I already had one totally die. So the two issues I’m having (which could be related)
1. The battery isn’t holding charge even if I’m commuting a few times a week. My old triumph scrambler was good for 2 weeks in the dead of winter and it’d start fine but no chance with the v9.
2. I drove 100 miles yesterday and when I tried to start the bike for the third time and the end of the day there was only enough juice left for a tiny click of the starter. Luckily i was close enough to home to push it.
So putting the frequent need to charge and then seeing how it actually discharged the battery over the course of a day of driving, I guess the alternator isn’t doing it’s thing? Possible to easily fix this myself or do I need to take it into the dealer?
Thanks all
1. The battery isn’t holding charge even if I’m commuting a few times a week. My old triumph scrambler was good for 2 weeks in the dead of winter and it’d start fine but no chance with the v9.
2. I drove 100 miles yesterday and when I tried to start the bike for the third time and the end of the day there was only enough juice left for a tiny click of the starter. Luckily i was close enough to home to push it.
So putting the frequent need to charge and then seeing how it actually discharged the battery over the course of a day of driving, I guess the alternator isn’t doing it’s thing? Possible to easily fix this myself or do I need to take it into the dealer?
Thanks all