#Motorcycle battery terminal connectors manual#

To access you will need in most cases a Philip head screwdriver to remove the saddle screw in the top of the rear fender. Here we have an American V-twin motorcycle with the battery box located under the saddle.

#Motorcycle battery terminal connectors manual#

The location varies depending on manufacturer and model so refer to you owner’s manual for location and access. You will need to find your battery box location on your make and model of motorcycle. It’s a good idea to set out the required tools before you start the project, so you don’t have search for the correct tool or worse run out to the local tool retailer mid job. Then depending on the condition of your battery a charger may be needed to bring your battery voltage back up to a working level. This maintenance job will only require hand basic tools and a voltage meter.

This of course is avoidable with a minor maintenance task of checking your battery every couple of months to ensure it is holding enough charge to turn over the engine and keep you rolling down the road. This leads to a rider being stranded out on the side of a road. Then some batteries are old or damaged and need to be replaced because they no longer hold a charge provided by the motorcycles charging system while in operation. The best idea is to put your battery on a tender to allow a very low amount of electricity to trickle into the battery to counter the natural drain during inactivity. They will drain without the engine running over time and become weak or completely dead. These long periods of time can be bad for your motorcycle's battery. And of course, in many parts of the world, the weather doesn’t allow you to comfortably ride a motorcycle for many months on end.

This means there can be long stretches of time the motorcycle sits dormant in the garage. They usually have a four-wheeled enclosed vehicle for their day-to-day transportation and really, only use the motorcycle as a recreational vehicle. Motorcycles are not the primary form of transportation for most owners.