How many times can you start a motorcycle before the battery goes flat?
December 5, 2009 | Motorcycles
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Re: “How many times can you start a motorcycle before the battery goes flat?”
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Me? I never bother. I get the bus.
Hundreds. Just make sure you start it every day. If you notice the lights dimming or the bike difficult to start, then put it on a battery charger, and add electrolyte (if you don’t have a maintenance free battery).
i told u stop trying to start ur bloody bike with ur house keys
lay off the drink for a bit
exactly 1230 with out it running to recharge.
I have put this to the test.
Theres is alot to consider. Does it get really hot (like over a hundred), extrem cold, has it ever been run completly dead, these are some of the things that make battries have shorter life spans.
The battery doesn’t go “flat”. Tires go flat. Over time, a battery loses its ability to hold a charge. How long depends on a number of factors. Weather extremes take their toll on batteries. I live in Phoenix and for close to 6 months of the year, it’s over 100 degrees here. The lifespan of a battery here is around 2 years. I have put 3 batteries in my car in the past 3 years. A battery in a vehicle isn’t like a battery in a flashlight, where each use reduces its life. Your motorcycle recharges the battery while it’s running. I would estimate 3-4 years from a motorcycle battery, on average.
Depends on starter motor power rating, the magnitude of the load upon it, the length of time that this load is imposed, the temperature, capacity and condition of the battery and how good the electrical connections are between battery + post, relay, motor, earth, and the - battery post.
Too many variables to calculate, even on the same machine.
My motorcycle, 1985 Yamaha Virago 700 — assuming the stator is cooked, the battery will start the motorcycle seven times.
Don’t know about yours. I replaced my stator, and have been (fairly) happy ever since — I think I’ve gotten a hundred good starts since having to take the battery out and put it on the charger. I ride 25 minutes after starting (my daily commute).