Don't want to if I don't have to!

[bigtim]

As a newer owner of a 2003RT I'm still finding my way around this new contraption so this question may have been beat to death before but I could not find another post by searching so here goes. Please go easy on me.

 

In this part of the country (read this as deep freeze) I have found it's best to remove the batteries from my stored equipment. I have looked through the Clymers manual and it looks like the only way to get the battery out is to remove the tupperware from the left side.

 

I just wanted to confirm this since it looks like a fair amount of work just to remove a battery. What ever happened to flipping the seat up a disconnceting the cables anyhow?

 

Any help is greatly appreciated and thanks in advance for the advice.

[bmw_rider]

You can connect a battery charger directly through the accessory plug. No battery removal necessary. I did this last year in my unheated garage with no problems at all.

[Larry]

Yes,the left side body work must be removed to get the battery.The easy way is to keep the battery charged through the power outlet. I use a sealed battery so I never need to remove it to check water / acid. The only time I remove my battery is to replace it. You should learn to remove the bodywork. You'll need to do so for service and repairs.

[flat_twin]

Why not just leave the battery in the motorcycle and charge it monthly thru the winter. A fully charged battery can handle temps down to -40. Half charged is only good to 15 degrees so the trick is keeping it charged. My bikes spend the winter in an unheated building batteries intact and have no troubles. I connect each of them to a Battery Tender once a month for a few hours if that. I also charge the lawn mower battery thru the winter.

Removing the "tupperware" is a chore but gets easier each time you do it. Batteries under the seat disappeared in 1995 for BMW. The non telelever K's and R's were the last.