Originally Posted by dano_seattle

Thanks for the helpful info. I have a 95 F3 and I use it as a commuter most of the time. The battery stays perfectly fine for weeks under these conditions, but I find that if I ride for longer periods of time, especially in stop and go traffic on a warm day (when my cooling fan comes on) the battery will drain to a point that I can't start it.

For example, yesterday, I went out riding and I got stuck in traffic for quite awhile, rode at low speeds for about an hour or so. I made a stop at the store and when I tried to restart the battery was barely even able to crank the motor. Luckily I was on a hill so I roll started it and rode straight home, this time I was on the highway most of the way with no stops. Once I got home I shut the bike off and immediately tried it again and it fired right up.

So it seems to me that I may have some problem with lower RPM's or speeds especially when the cooling fan is coming on and off. Would anyone consider this normal, and if not what would you think the most likely cause is?

Thanks!