New Lithium battery

[Lickety Split]

Same here. Noticed when I left for work it seemed a little slow to turn over, but it was a little cold, so no big deal. However, time to go home and no electric juice in a 4 month old larger capacity battery I bought not long ago. Also, noticed engine light on the gauge had appeared. I carry a spare backup, but it too was dead. So I had to go back to the office and sit for an hour while the spare charged up. Made it home,charged up the battery,hit the starter switch and back to normal. Also, the engine light soon disappeared.

 

[albertaduke]

You took the words right out of my mouth.

I knew somebody would chime in somebody had to mention it anyway!!

 

[drgai]

So, my continued saga of poor electric capacity has driven me to a third battery. This one is from Battery Tender and is a lithium fellow rated at 480 CCAs.
My 310 CCA Vatra left me stranded at work Friday when Temps were just a few degrees below freezing. Had to get a coworker jump start it after I unsuccessfully tried rolling starts twice. (I left it at the bottom of the hill after the second try. Pushing Brahma up a hill is a once a day endeavor).
Anyway, another cool feature to the BT battery is it has an extra set of terminals thus I can hook the accessory cables separate from the bike leads.
I used the supplied spacers with the battery as lithium takes up less space.
I'll let you know how this one works over the winter...

I hope this one works for you. I'm on my second R3 (current 2011, previous 2005), with the first one I had similar problems at cold temperatures, but not with the second. I believe that the problem with the first was that the oil was draining, at rest, from the oil tank to the bottom of the engine due to a bad check valve and therefore too much resistance for the starter at startup. Turning the engine at cold temperatures (anything below 30F) was very sluggish and if it did not start on first attempt the battery was drained. I kind off solved the problem by improvising a block heater from a gutter defroster with a thermostat that I placed under the bike at home. Never bothered to check if the check valve was the true culprit, though. Got the 2011 instead...

 

[happyhenry]

no slight to those that have invested in expensive batteries but, if you install a relay between the starter and the battery, the starter will receive more voltage ,virtually eliminating any starter woes.spent a lot of money trying to cure the starting problem with these bikes . after the relay install ,my walmart battery has lasted 7 years with no starting issues.oh, and a larger ground helped.

 

[Wannbe]

My answer to starting my bike at subfreezing temps is to leave it in the shed. Btw. Below 50°is subfreezing for me. Fairweatherrider!!

 

[albertaduke]

no slight to those that have invested in expensive batteries but, if you install a relay between the starter and the battery, the starter will receive more voltage ,virtually eliminating any starter woes.spent a lot of money trying to cure the starting problem with these bikes . after the relay install ,my walmart battery has lasted 7 years with no starting issues.oh, and a larger ground helped.

can you provide a schematic of your install , I am interested in a similar situation for obvious reason

 

[IMFASTTOO]

So, my continued saga of poor electric capacity has driven me to a third battery. This one is from Battery Tender and is a lithium fellow rated at 480 CCAs.
My 310 CCA Vatra left me stranded at work Friday when Temps were just a few degrees below freezing. Had to get a coworker jump start it after I unsuccessfully tried rolling starts twice. (I left it at the bottom of the hill after the second try. Pushing Brahma up a hill is a once a day endeavor).
Anyway, another cool feature to the BT battery is it has an extra set of terminals thus I can hook the accessory cables separate from the bike leads.
I used the supplied spacers with the battery as lithium takes up less space.
I'll let you know how this one works over the winter...

BALLISTIC has a 720 cranking amp battery for the Rocket

 

[Boog]

BALLISTIC has a 720 cranking amp battery for the Rocket

Is this the one?

EVX20L-24 Battery, Ballistic Performance Components

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Is this the one?

EVX20L-24 Battery, Ballistic Performance Components

YES its pricey but powerful so ya skip that big dinner one night and treat yourself and the bike to a big boost of lightning

 

[mully95]

YES its pricey but powerful so ya skip that big dinner onr night and treat yourself

Yeah it is pricey..... that's about half the cost of a header.

Somethings are more important however.