ATV Problem, help???

[tef]

I have a new Honda Rancher, less than yr old. It has electric shift which is what I think my problem is. I keep having a dead or weak battery. I ride appx 3-4 times in a 2 week period but only for a couple of miles to check a feeder. A friend says that Im not riding it enough to charge it and the electric shift uses a lot of juice. Is this common?

[BrandonA]

Bad battery would be my guess.

[krisw]

That can't be normal.

[tef]

I kind of see my friends point about not riding enough or getting enough rpms to recharge it while riding but I wouldn't think it would go down that often. Was hoping maybe someone else had this type quad that would know. Thanks

[Wheelie]

Check the battery connections..

[R Herline Jr]

it should be charging when its running. check connections. still under warrantee?

[cary t]

I have one with the electric shift had that problem once ride all weekend at the lease go back the next week and battery dead. Bad battery. Also with a low battery you may experience shifting issues.

[deerplanter]

Pull the ground wire off and touch it to your battery to see if there is a spark while everything is off. If there is a spark then you have something drawing down the battery and will have to trace it down. If no spark most likely bad battery do a load test on it to see.

[Tmag]

Pull the ground wire off and touch it to your battery to see if there is a spark while everything is off. If there is a spark then you have something drawing down the battery and will have to trace it down. If no spark most likely bad battery do a load test on it to see.

This is the problem I had with mine, it will kill a battery in 2 days.

[Huggybear]

It's not normal something is draining the battery or it's just a bad one.

[redleg62]

Do you have a winch. May be connected to an unswitched power source. Will draw a battery down

[tef]

Yes on winch but was doing this prior to winch also. If I putna batt disconnect switch on, will it mess up the computer stuff and display info etc?

[Humper]

Why not take it in to the dealer if it's new? Isn't it still under warranty?

[Chef]

Had the same issue with mine, it was a 2010 420. Changed the battery and put a trickle charger on it. Problem solved.

[91cavgt]

Yes on winch but was doing this prior to winch also. If I putna batt disconnect switch on, will it mess up the computer stuff and display info etc?

The only thing it would adversely effect is if you have a clock on the display. Otherwise, everything would still work just fine by installing a battery disconnect switch.