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'12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:33 pm
by mchad
I heard that if you disconnect the battery, you will get a warning code that will need to be cleared by the dealer (or with one of those code clearing gizmos). Is that true? I ask because I have no outlet for a charger in my condo garage, so I'll need to pull the battery to charge at some point...
Thanks
Re: '12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:39 pm
by Lost Rider
I've never needed to have anything reset anything after disconnecting the battery.
Or get a Shorai battery, then you don't need to ever worry about charging the bike. (up to a year)
Seems like it might be easier for you to just ride it now and then when the weather breaks though.
Re: '12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:01 am
by SF_Hooligan
I have an '11. I've done some miscellaneous wiring up of stuff to the battery and never had to clear any codes.
Re: '12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:34 am
by Clem
I've disconnected my '12 R1200R battery twice, to add battery charger leads and extra lights.
Dealer didn't mention any fault codes when they serviced it.
It starts and rides the same as ever for me.
No warning lamps on the display. No ill effects.
YMMV
Re: '12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:23 am
by mchad
Excellent. Sounds like the faults I heard of are hogwash.
Thanks all
Re: '12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:04 am
by mogu83
FYI: Here's a trick mechanics (auto type) use when removing a battery from a new multi electronic gizmo equipped auto. Naturally adapted to R1200R use.
I soldered the wires that I use for my electronic gear and battery tender directly on to the stock wires that attach to the battery. On a car you can clip wires on to the heavy cables but on the small wires on a bike your better off making a permanent connection. I then made an adapter to attach a small 9V battery (the small rectangle kind) to the before mentioned accessory connector.
When your going to remove the battery first plug the 9V battery into the connector then remove the battery. The small battery will keep everything alive and you won't have to reset the clock or anything else when you reconnect the battery.
Kind of a hassle to set up but I did mine last winter when I had four feet of snow piled against the garage door and nothing much else to do.
Here's a picture and also a tool I wired up to check my heated gear once when the electrons weren't getting where they were supposed to.
Re: '12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:25 am
by mchad
mogu83 wrote:FYI: Here's a trick mechanics (auto type) use when removing a battery from a new multi electronic gizmo equipped auto. Naturally adapted to R1200R use.
I soldered the wires that I use for my electronic gear and battery tender directly on to the stock wires that attach to the battery. On a car you can clip wires on to the heavy cables but on the small wires on a bike your better off making a permanent connection. I then made an adapter to attach a small 9V battery (the small rectangle kind) to the the before mentioned accessory connector.
When your going to remove the battery first plug the 9V battery into the connector then remove the battery. The small battery will keep everything alive and you won't have to reset the clock or anything else when you reconnect the battery.
Kind of a hassle to set up but I did mine last winter when I had four feet of snow piled against the garage door and nothing much else to do.
Here's a picture and also a tool I wired up to check my heated gear once when the electrons weren't getting where they were supposed to.
Thats a good idea, in fact I was playing with the idea of a couple of alligator clips and a small 12v battery pack as a similar solution.
Re: '12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:40 pm
by Catchina
It seems like a lot of work to simply avoid setting the time on the clock, are there any other reasons to do this? My bike has been sitting for two weeks now, finally got cold and snowy here, and I am about to remove the battery and hook it to the trickle charger until spring.
Re: '12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:44 pm
by mchad
Catchina wrote:It seems like a lot of work to simply avoid setting the time on the clock, are there any other reasons to do this? My bike has been sitting for two weeks now, finally got cold and snowy here, and I am about to remove the battery and hook it to the trickle charger until spring.
No, now that I know there will be no error codes. I was thinking about it when I thought removing power would throw a code...
Re: '12 r12r - Will disconnecting the battery cause a code?
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:29 am
by Radar in oz
I'm on my 3rd battery (current one has lasted a year so far, previous one lasted 9 months) and have disconnected them for various other reasons a few other times. The only thing I've every noticed was once with the throttle. When I closed the throttle the engine was slightly slow in responding, and sat above idle for a bit longer than normal. It was rather disconcerting on approach to an intersection as it felt a little bit like a stuck throttle. However, it seemed to recalibrate itself after about 5 minutes and went back to normal. I think I have read here somewhere about a procedure for resetting the throttle after disconnecting battery, but have not tried it.
Someone else has mentioned the clock also needs resetting.
Cheers
Peter