Battery Issue

[Syd_Busa]

G'day Guys,

I own a 09 model with a Scorpio i900 alarm fitted onto it by the dealership,when I bought the bike.

The the issue I have been facing is that the battery discharges pretty quickly and has eventually died a few times,this issue isn't just getting resolved.

I had put my bike in for a check through to ascertain the probable cause of the issue,but I was told there is nothing wrong with the bike and that the battery was charging fine and there were no issues with the alternator,which might have been an area of concern.the only reason I was told was that the Scorpio i900 alarm was draining my battery and that was the culprit.

I even had a word with Suzuki's head of service and he had to say the same thing,and added that I should run my bike for at least 40 mins a day on a traffic signal free road with very less traffic (maybe Suzuki should construct one with no red lights and no traffic in Sydney so I can charge my bike), to return a positive charge into the battery.

For now I have disconnected the alarm and put my bike on a trickle charger every now and then so that I dont run into trouble starting it in the middle of some place.

I just wanted to know if anyone has faced a similar problem with or without the Scorpio alarm? If yes,have you managed to fix the issue?

Sorry for such a long story

Cheers

Syd_Busa

[white09]

Hi Syd,

I had the same problem with a tracking unit I had fitted to a previous bike, it was draining the battery and I couldn't start it if I had not used bike at least once a week. I had the tracker guys fit a sleep mode which drained less power by the alarm turning itself off after 10 minutes and only draining if it was triggered but it still killed a few batteries (they drop a cell if left to fall to low) so I ended up ripping the thing out, problem sorted.

[ROD]

From memory the scorpion alarms just plug in if so it must be installed correct you have done the best first step by removing the alarm just wait and see if you are having problems now.

Or for a quicker responce any auto elec with a multy meter can easy do a quick check to see if alarm is draining battery

[pan]

Hiya Syd.

I've got a 99 Busa. Had a Scorpio alarm on four 3 years. Never had a problem.
Maybe it's a bad earth or something odd??? Best to ask a good auto-electrician. Don't trust Suzuki (especially if one of them intalled it!!!!!).

I ride mine most days, but have parked it for 3 weeks and it still starts easily first go.