How long does it take to start.......

[HellFire]

I was having long crank times last winter with a nearly new bike. On some occasions it was killing the battery before it would start. I looked back in some of the old posts and found two fixes that solved my problem.
The Oddessy 650 battery modification and cycling the key a couple times before hitting the starter (only if its been sitting a few days or cold weather).
That battery is great! It does take a little shoe horning it in with some reshaping of the battery box, but the results are worth the effort.
Cycling the ignition a few times builds up fuel pressure. I guess these things don't have very good check valves and bleed off after awhile.

 

[Willtill]

I'll cycle the ignition a couple of times today; before I start it. It's been sitting for two days. Quite possibly it is an issue of fuel getting to the engine in a timely manner; when cold and dormant for a while...

It does turn over energetically when cranking, just doesn't want to fire right away.

Once it's warmed up, or I restart it after a few hours, she fires at around the third revolution or so.....


Kindest Regards,

-Will

 

[budman]

..Will, do you keep your bike in an unheated garage?..I do..and once the temps drop down to 40 or below...forget about it..I put in the odessey 625 battery, switched the oil over to 5w40, and the bike still wouldn't start in the cold garage..I finally learned I have to run the torpedo heater warming up the beast for at least a 1/2 hour before it will start..

 

[Willtill]

..Will, do you keep your bike in an unheated garage?..I do..and once the temps drop down to 40 or below...forget about it..I put in the odessey 625 battery, switched the oil over to 5w40, and the bike still wouldn't start in the cold garage..I finally learned I have to run the torpedo heater warming up the beast for at least a 1/2 hour before it will start..

You're KIDDING! Right?

I keep my bikes in an unheated shed (see link below). I keep battery tenders on all of them; all of the time so that is one possible problem taken care of.



I do have a RediHeat propane forced air heater that put's out 35,000 btu and works well; but I'd hate having to fire it up every cold winter morning (in the mornings that are coming this winter).

What about some sort of crankcase heater/oil heater like Ford F350 diesel have (although I think they're heating the coolant, rather than the oil)?



Kindest Regards,

-Will

 

[scot in exile]

Easy thread this one Move some place hotter
First battery lasted 2.5years still on my second one 1.7years.

 

[Lester532]

And you too seem to have a bed room suite for your FBG. Some of us have to hobble her to a stake; out in the cold overnight or for a couple days.

Essentially the same, Triumph installed RIII OEM battery, is used elsewhere to crank much much smaller pistons. A Oddessy 625 should have been standard.

Yes she is kept inside but the only heat seeps through 6 inches of fiber glass on one wall the rest of the garage is also insulated but it still gets mighty cool in the winter, but at least she's out of the wind and snow.

 

[Willtill]

The Oddessy 650 battery.......
........That battery is great! It does take a little shoe horning it in with some reshaping of the battery box, but the results are worth the effort.

Hey Hellfire (and/or anyone else who knows),

Can you use the YUASA battery tender/charger with the Oddessy battery? I've (read) somewhere that one can only use a proprietary charger with the Oddessy battery.


Kindest regards,


-Will

 

[Willtill]

Easy thread this one Move some place hotter
First battery lasted 2.5years still on my second one 1.7years.

Lol! Yes, HEAT killed yer battery......


(...would not mind moving to somewhere warmer though; I'm originally from Phoenix; a long, long time ago)



Kindest regards,


-Will

 

[HellFire]

Hey Hellfire (and/or anyone else who knows),

Can you use the YUASA battery tender/charger with the Oddessy battery? I've (read) somewhere that one can only use a proprietary charger with the Oddessy battery.


Kindest regards,


-Will

I used a deltran automatic jr battery tender all last winter, it self regulates and turns off when the battery is fully charged. I just wouldn't use one that doesn't ever shut off. Those old, constant on, lead acid trickle chargers are what you want to avoid.

 

[budman]

..here's one that is compatible with all odssey batteries..

Odyssey Ultimizer 12 Volt 6 Amp Battery Charger: BatteryMart.com