Charging system

[JVMAX]

Hello all you Max heads. I have a question that some of you guys hopefully have a answer to. Does our bike have a charging system? That keeps the battery charged? I see a lot of guys installing trickle chargers and hooking up once a month, etc. Thanks for the help.

 

[bikedave99]

Hello all you Max heads. I have a question that some of you guys hopefully have a answer to. Does our bike have a charging system? That keeps the battery charged? I see a lot of guys installing trickle chargers and hooking up once a month, etc. Thanks for the help.

It surely does have a charging system. However, the charging system on the bike is not very robust, so if it is not run about 2-3k rpm for a while it will not be charging the battery from what I understand and have experienced. Also, lead acid batteries tend to lose their charge over time anyway, so as a precaution, lots of folks get the trickle chargers to make sure that the bike is always ready to go and to keep the battery healthy.

 

[Rollie]

Look in the electrical threads for upgrading your connections and " crimps " to take better advantage of what charging benefits you do get.

 

[Ridin Dirty]

I never got stuck anywhere, because of a dead battery. I was nervous a few times, though. Because, of a weak battery.

I did the following and the charge has always been strong.

Clean grounds for Recitifier and battery.
Installed Odyssey battery.
Converted running/signal/tail lights to LED's.