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Looks like the battery may be shot

TN_twowheeladdict

TN_twowheeladdict

Well travelled
Location
Tennessee
I've been having to keep the bike on a battery tender constantly or it doesn't want to start. Had to take an alternate bike for a ride Saturday because it didn't fire on the first try and didn't have enough juice for the 2nd try.

Yesterday I got out the voltmeter and with a fully charged battery it read 12.45 volts. Then I turned on the key and since our bikes don't have the headlight on a relay to keep it from coming on until after the bike is running, the voltage dropped to approximately 11 volts. When I hit the starter the voltage dropped to 7 volts but luckily the bike fired up.

With the bike running the voltage showed 14.3 volts. I rode the bike 80 miles and during that 80 miles I shut if off maybe 3 times. One time was for 20 minutes while I ate breakfast. Fired up every time.

When I got home I shut it off and got out the voltmeter again. At rest the battery showed a little over 13 volts and when I hit the starter dropped to 9 volts and fired up.

I let the bike rest for several hours without connecting to the battery maintainer, and went to start it again and it dropped to 3 volts when I hit the starter.

I will call the dealer today, but I did read in Royal Enfield's OM that any warranty on the battery has to come from the battery manufacturer so we will see.
 
Twizy

Twizy

Total noob
Location
Southern Germany
Mine has the same problem after 7 months and almost 10000km. The Indian Varta batteries seem to be cheap stuff. I don't want another one of these so I am thinking of a Yuasa too. It's more trouble getting stuck somewhere or missing a beautiful ride than buying a good battery on my own budget.
 
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