Just wanted to share my experience with this product and see if anyone else uses one of these for bikes, or their 4-wheeled vehicles...
On a couple of occasions, I've forgotten to immediately turn the key off after killing the engine with the stop switch. I've gotten distracted by talking to somebody, or in one case helped a rider pick up their bike after a low-speed tipover. I have noticed that even with a brand new battery, the C14 drains the battery fairly quickly with the key on (3-5 minutes?) to the point of not being able to start the bike. One of the times, I was able to leave the bike off for 5-10 minutes and then it barely started. The other time, it was totally dead, so my riding friend pulls out his Noco jump pack, we pulled the battery door, slid the battery out, hooked it up, and the bike fired right up. I was impressed, a little embarrassed, and vowed to not be 'that guy' again.
So cut to a couple months later... I just ordered one (model GBX45) as well as a pigtail (GBC007) so I could permanently wire a plug to the battery, since it's somewhat hard to get to on our bikes and I'd prefer not to hassle with taking the bike apart at an inopportune time. I intentionally drained the battery by leaving the key on for several minutes, then starting the bike several times and immediately killing it after each start. I watched the voltage on the dash decrease each time until it got under 12V and displayed a 'low battery' message. I then tried to start the motorcycle again and was unsuccessful.
I plugged in the jump pack, powered it on, let it detect the battery and waited for the ready indicator to come on, then started the bike right up (cranking way faster than it normally would with a battery fresh off the trickle charger!). I did this another half dozen times off the jump pack, and afterwards it showed approx 50% charge. Afterwards since I wasn't going for a ride, I hooked up my battery tender to restore the battery's charge.
I'm VERY impressed with this little thing, and honestly it seems like a little bit of voodoo black magic that it can provide enough current to start the bike so many times. I can't yet speak to the longevity of it, but I am confident that should I screw up again, it'll make the situation a minor inconvenience instead of a huge hassle and possibly leaving me stranded.
Aaron
On a couple of occasions, I've forgotten to immediately turn the key off after killing the engine with the stop switch. I've gotten distracted by talking to somebody, or in one case helped a rider pick up their bike after a low-speed tipover. I have noticed that even with a brand new battery, the C14 drains the battery fairly quickly with the key on (3-5 minutes?) to the point of not being able to start the bike. One of the times, I was able to leave the bike off for 5-10 minutes and then it barely started. The other time, it was totally dead, so my riding friend pulls out his Noco jump pack, we pulled the battery door, slid the battery out, hooked it up, and the bike fired right up. I was impressed, a little embarrassed, and vowed to not be 'that guy' again.
So cut to a couple months later... I just ordered one (model GBX45) as well as a pigtail (GBC007) so I could permanently wire a plug to the battery, since it's somewhat hard to get to on our bikes and I'd prefer not to hassle with taking the bike apart at an inopportune time. I intentionally drained the battery by leaving the key on for several minutes, then starting the bike several times and immediately killing it after each start. I watched the voltage on the dash decrease each time until it got under 12V and displayed a 'low battery' message. I then tried to start the motorcycle again and was unsuccessful.
I plugged in the jump pack, powered it on, let it detect the battery and waited for the ready indicator to come on, then started the bike right up (cranking way faster than it normally would with a battery fresh off the trickle charger!). I did this another half dozen times off the jump pack, and afterwards it showed approx 50% charge. Afterwards since I wasn't going for a ride, I hooked up my battery tender to restore the battery's charge.
I'm VERY impressed with this little thing, and honestly it seems like a little bit of voodoo black magic that it can provide enough current to start the bike so many times. I can't yet speak to the longevity of it, but I am confident that should I screw up again, it'll make the situation a minor inconvenience instead of a huge hassle and possibly leaving me stranded.
Aaron
…. LOL