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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: randyo on August 25, 2022, 05:49:30 PM
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Battery dead, no keyless workey
stupid me, forgot to turn the bike off, 2 days later when rain stops, nothing works, I removed the windshield, front panel, hooked up battery charger, 24 hrs later still dead battery
Call dealer, they are sending somebody right out. It's nice to be a friend of the owner, in the meantime, I got my K-Pipe, but my Post Office Box key is still locked in the whale belly of the AK
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My main concern with modern vehicles. Too darned clever for their own good! Hope you retrieve your PO Box key soon.
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My main concern with modern vehicles. Too darned clever for their own good! Hope you retrieve your PO Box key soon.
while they have it, I'm gonna have em do my 600 mile service, I got just over 400 on it, but it's more convenient for them and me, to do it now. They probably have it ready tomorrow, maybe later this afternoon, another perk of being friends with the owner
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I didn't even see em come pick it up, sitting here in my rocking chair, waiting for their truck with a lift pull into my drive, I get a call, "where's the windshield " I had all the mounting hardware in an envelope sitting on the bike, but windshield & front plastic were sitting on the retaining wall beside the AK, whoever they sent didn't see it, hell I didn't see em come or go
I guess that's how easy it would be to steal it, or my k-pipe, both are parked outside
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Battery dead, no keyless workey
stupid me, forgot to turn the bike off, 2 days later when rain stops, nothing works, I removed the windshield, front panel, hooked up battery charger, 24 hrs later still dead battery
Call dealer, they are sending somebody right out. It's nice to be a friend of the owner, in the meantime, I got my K-Pipe, but my Post Office Box key is still locked in the whale belly of the AK
And this here is one of the reasons I installed the emergency seat latch release and posted about the details of that install for others to be able to do. I don't need any keyless fob or for the AK to be powered on to open my seat.
I also don't park any of my scooters outside since I like them and want to keep them in my possession. Isn't there a way to set up even a small shelter that would at least hide your scooters from being seen in public unattended?
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And this here is one of the reasons I installed the emergency seat latch release and posted about the details of that install for others to be able to do. I don't need any keyless fob or for the AK to be powered on to open my seat.
I also don't park any of my scooters outside since I like them and want to keep them in my possession. Isn't there a way to set up even a small shelter that would at least hide your scooters from being seen in public unattended?
they can't be seen from road, yes, I could very easily pull them into my barn, I say easily, if I had the space cleared, I am in the process of converting my barn from an office to a workshop/garage that it was originally intended to be, circumstances back in '08 I put a suspended ceiling in, 4 cadd stations, and all the bells & whistles of a small surveying/environmental engineering firm. Now I have just retired, most of the survey stuff is gone, The guy that is buying my records and rest of equipment will be getting that soon. Then I can put in a 10'x12' overhead door, take out suspended ceiling, and bikes won't have to come in thru the double door
my insurance co thinks I live in a safe neighborhood, my comprehensive premium is next to nothing, even at ACV no deductible
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What Neil said...
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my brain started stewing and woke me up
I just realized, the fuses are right next to the battery >:( meaning if one blows, windscreen, front panel have to come off
Kymco could have put them in a more accessible location, like maybe in a glove box next to the usb port
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my brain started stewing and woke me up
I just realized, the fuses are right next to the battery >:( meaning if one blows, windscreen, front panel have to come off
Kymco could have put them in a more accessible location, like maybe in a glove box next to the usb port
There you go. More tools you have to carry with you!
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I actually carry fewer tools on the AK than I have on other bikes. But still have all the right tools to be able to tear down the bike until the only thing left is what I would never do on the road anyway.
A better location would be under the seat like is found on the Burgman 650. In the glove box next to the USB would still be hard to reach without a set of long nose pliers. But I'm OK with where the fuse block is since I don't really find it that bad getting to it for how often that might be needed.
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you're right, glove box as designed wouldn't be that much more accessible, of course, god forbid, it would require ......... more wire
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Just curious here, why didnt you jump the dead battery to get things working?? I try to replace my batteries before they go dead, then I hand on to one that will hold a charge even though mabey not a full charge. This is my go to battery for jumping other vehicles. I keep this old battery on a battery " maintainer/ charger" which I have found to actually give some extra life to old batteries. Rather use another battery to jump, than take a chance of screwing up the electronics on todays newer vehicles. Just curious why you didnt jump it ??
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Just curious here, why didnt you jump the dead battery to get things working?? I try to replace my batteries before they go dead, then I hand on to one that will hold a charge even though mabey not a full charge. This is my go to battery for jumping other vehicles. I keep this old battery on a battery " maintainer/ charger" which I have found to actually give some extra life to old batteries. Rather use another battery to jump, than take a chance of screwing up the electronics on todays newer vehicles. Just curious why you didnt jump it ??
why didn't I jump start it ? even if I started it, I wasn't going anywhere on it until I had a fully charged battery, I have 4 other vehicles in the drive to choose from, Silverado, Tacoma, K-Pipe, & UXV450i (I have a street registration for the UXV)
It was a good time to get it in for service. As I have posted before, I am close friend with the owner of 2 dealerships, I purchased at the further one because they had one, but will be serviced at the closer dealership. There is a friendly rivalry between the 2, and my local mechanics will look for any mistakes in setup, so they can rub it in at the next company staff meeting
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I always hook up my 550 to a trickle charger in my garage, because sometimes I cant ride for a few weeks at a time
Dean
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I always hook up my 550 to a trickle charger in my garage, because sometimes I cant ride for a few weeks at a time
Dean
getting a new battery under warranty, not first time battery was drained, apparently it got drained on showroom floor before I bought it, when I get it back, it will have a pigtail to connect a battery tender
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I also always plug my AK into a Battery Tender Jr every time it is parked in the garage. Don't know if I'll ride the next day or the next week. And that keeps the battery topped off which is good for the battery. All my previous bikes would drain the battery after a few months of sitting unused. The AK does that after a few weeks of sitting unused... which is rare for me, even in the cold of wintertime. I believe that is due to all the added tech stuff that is on all the time. More is on if not officially turned off (using the right OFF location on the nob). I've found it's really not much of an issue for me even when traveling since that's when I'm almost guaranteed to be riding at least every other day. But I do pack my Battery Tender Jr along just in case. It's small enough.
But just for a little perspective... just a little... I keep my Rav4 on a Battery Tender Plus every time it is parked in the garage also. That's the vehicle that gets used the least. Sometimes it sits there for several months between being driven. I started doing that recently since my wife tried to take it out after it was sitting for 3+ months and the battery was too low to start it. Took 3 days on the Battery Tender Plus AFTER driving for 6 miles on the Interstate highway to get the battery up to full charge again. The BT is not a quick charge but when constantly plugged in it gets the job done. We have a sedan and the Rav4 as well as my AK and my wife's Metropolitan. My wife drives the sedan mostly and sometimes takes the scooter. I ride the AK. The Rav4 is only retained in the garage for when we need to carry stuff that won't fit any other vehicle. I tried to get her to agree to downsizing to only one car, and maybe a cargo/utility trailer for big stuff but she insists we keep 2 cars even though I've not used it but a very few times a year. And then only to give it some exercise after sitting too long.