Advice about charging please.

[Jumper]

Hi , I’ve Just taken delivery of a sduro Trecker 4 and loving it so far ( apart from the bruised buttocks lol!)...... can someone confirm whether it is better to recharge the battery after each trip, or wait until it is relatively ‘empty’.

many thanks.

 

[arcticbiker]

You have a Yamaha PW-ST motor? In the manual, Yamaha says that the battery needs to be discharged/charged a few times before its performance stabilizes. That means you should ride until the battery is relatively empty (but NEVER empty it completely), then recharge it fully. Do this a few times, after that the battery can be charged whenever you want.
When storing the bike for a longer time, the battery should be left with 10-20% capacity. It will slowly self-discharge, so check it regularly. If it drops below 10% you should charge it for 10 minutes.

 

[Jumper]

You have a Yamaha PW-ST motor? In the manual, Yamaha says that the battery needs to be discharged/charged a few times before its performance stabilizes. That means you should ride until the battery is relatively empty (but NEVER empty it completely), then recharge it fully. Do this a few times, after that the battery can be charged whenever you want.
When storing the bike for a longer time, the battery should be left with 10-20% capacity. It will slowly self-discharge, so check it regularly. If it drops below 10% you should charge it for 10 minutes.

thanks Arctic, that’s great, will do as you suggest.

 

[Gionnirocket]

Hi Jumper
Good luck with your new bike!

I'm sorry but I have to disagree with the advice that you were given.
I suggest that you read this thread: Battery Guide
... and possibly search for others as there are many here on the subject.

 

[Jumper]

Gionni, many thanks for that pointer! I had made a bit of a schoolboy error on my first research and limited it to just this forum section! Makes interesting reading!

 

[RandallS]

Further to the excellent advice on the other thread, I have an opinion which is shared by many.

If your bike is a car replacement, and is used everyday, then diligence on battery maintenance is paramount. But if you are like myself and many others, battery maintenance is important, but not worth agonizing over.

In many cases on these forums, the batteries may outlast the riders...

I charge fully before a longer ride (50k+) and as I have a 6A charger with my bike, I can typically charge the day of the ride while getting breakfast and coffee and other morning things.

 

[arcticbiker]

I'm sorry but I have to disagree with the advice that you were given.
I suggest that you read this thread: Battery Guide
... and possibly search for others as there are many here on the subject.

I just referred what Yamaha writes in the user manual about caring for the battery. I trust they know. The important thing about Li-ion batteries is to never drain them completely, and that they need some full charging cycles to stabilize them.

 

[Gionnirocket]

No worries... and not a bad start with a new battery.
But I don't think it's a good for long term care, especially if you are not using full battery capacity each ride.
The link is good information about batteries in general and something that you can adapt to your needs.
Most manufacturers will be more concerned with performance and battery run time over long term care as they get to sell you another battery.
The linked information is somewhat based on what NASA scientist follow for deep space explorers

 

[Gionnirocket]

Further to the excellent advice on the other thread, I have an opinion which is shared by many.

If your bike is a car replacement, and is used everyday, then diligence on battery maintenance is paramount. But if you are like myself and many others, battery maintenance is important, but not worth agonizing over.

In many cases on these forums, the batteries may outlast the riders...

I charge fully before a longer ride (50k+) and as I have a 6A charger with my bike, I can typically charge the day of the ride while getting breakfast and coffee and other morning things.

I agree.. Not worth agonizing over.
But depending on your ridibg needs, it can be just as easy to follow better charging practices as is is to ignore them.