Recorrido por Mexico

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andydavis
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Recorrido por Mexico

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(2009 bought in October with 50K miles) I am getting ready to ride to Mexico next week and was just going over some nuts and bolts. I noticed the date on the battery = 2017! Unloaded voltage after sitting for a month is 12.18v. I am planning to ride about 7000 miles (out to Quintana Roo, down to Guatemala)...should I just get a new one here before I go? I hate to throw out something that is perfectly functional. I am anticipating the responses, "don't be such a f!cking cheapskate!"
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Speaking as a bloke who puts new tyres on before every 4000 mile summer tour, then I’d certainly put a new battery on. I’m sure sourcing one en route could be an experience best avoided.

Remember the motorcyclists maxim -
What can go wrong will go wrong, at the worst possible time!

From what I’ve read 3-5 years tends to be a typical battery life expectancy, and they can cause several seemingly unrelated problems.

Source your own battery rather than pay silly BMW prices.
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andydavis wrote: Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:15 amshould I just get a new one here before I go?
Yes! :cheers:
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well, it's 12.53v after riding for an hour, but..."it's the cheapskate what pays the most!" I just ordered a new AGM
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