Fancied an early morning ride

[Dmtm2005]

Woke early this morning ( 5 a.m ) , mrs still fast off , shower , dressed , over to garage , bike cover off , jacket on , lid on , gloves on , ignition on ....................... NO DISPLAY , BATTERY COMPLETELY DEAD .

Not amused in slightest , call Yamaha Assist and arrange for RAC , very busy I'm told but should be with you by 8 a.m ,
8.30 phone call to apologise but no technician available yet but should be with you by 9 a.m .

9.30 technician arrives , checks battery and as suspected its dead and I mean dead , knackered , shagged , ka put , shot it , bo****ed ! .

6 months old , 1013 miles , left for only a week in far from cold weather and destined for battery heaven already .
Dealer not open today so email sent and awaiting a reply.

Anyone else experienced any similar issues.

 

[foxracer]

That sucks... have you got an alarm fitted? Or anything else that could drain the battery?

 

[Dmtm2005]

That sucks... have you got an alarm fitted? Or anything else that could drain the battery?

No alarm , but do have a USB pord fitted but that only takes charge when something's plugged into it .

 

[Ralph]

I would check that USB port for discharge even when nothing plugged in,
the bike as a small battery and can soon be dragged down by even a small
discharge, having said that even Yuasa have been known to get it wrong
now and then,

 

[maddy51]

recall on mt07 battry wire

Hi I received a recall on my mt07. I had done 3000k no problems. It was for a potential problem with the battery wire under seat. The reason was give that the battery wire could short out and it needed to be repositioned. Sounds like you might have a short some where. I had work done and bike is fine.

 

[Peter]

Yuasa is one of the best battery manufacturer I've ever seen in vehicles. It lasts 8-10 years in a motorcycle (I had couple of Honda before). It must be something else...

 

[roama119]

its been 5 months since i even looked at my 07 due to a bad knee, wheeled out of garage on sunday started first time. no optimiser or charger fitted.
something must be discharging your battery id say

 

[Dmtm2005]

Thanks for the input guys , bikes in Saturday afternoon for a battery and charging unit check .