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Posted by: extremejrowe

Just to inform everybody that has or had battery problems with their ex if there alone or not alone..... and to see if there is a design flaw in the electrical system of the 05 and 06 400ex's

Posted by: extremejrowe

when u read this poll guys please just click yes or no ... it wuld help a lot... my quad has battery problems and i've seen the smae from other people on here

Posted by: extremejrowe

wats a "bump"?

Posted by: ride hard man

quote:
Originally posted by extremejrowe
wats a "bump"?

A bump to put it at the top of the list i'm guessin is what your talking about?

Posted by: NCexRider

Just get a Battery Tender and keep it hooked up when you're not riding and you'll be problem free.

Posted by: midnight

I had my 06 for about 3 months and then I started havin problems with the battery.Sometimes it would hold a charge and then other times it wouldnt,I would be ridin down the road and then all of the sudden the battery would go dead.Long story short,I took it to the dealer and they said the battery went bad,and gave me this sh** about it sitting on the show room floor for so long blah blah,weather its true or not I dont know.But they ended up giving me a new battery cause it has a 6month warranty on it.

Posted by: troutman561

Seems strange that the 05/06 are 50/50 on the problems, I wonder what they changed from the 99-04... oh well

Posted by: Franky G

on my 99 the batery would always be dead then I put a multimeter on it check the voltage and it was not charging wen the bike was running so I changed the voltage regulator and since then I never had any problems.

Posted by: luvmyex

quote:
Originally posted by extremejrowe
wats a "bump"?

something coke heads do

lmao

Posted by: JEFF400EX

The stock battery in my '99 400ex just went bad this winter...
The stock battery in my '00 300ex is still working fine...

so I don't consider that as a problem...

what kind of life is everyone els getting?

Posted by: NacsMXer

Original battery in my 2000.....still going strong

Posted by: EXevan91

i have a Q for those of u with battery problems, do u guys always have your lights on when u ride(day or night) and when u stop to take a break from riding do you turn the key off ?

Posted by: tar

no i dont ride during the day with my lights on because there is no point and yes i turn my key off when i take a brake once again there is no point to leave it on

Posted by: 400exstud

I didn't have a "battery" problem but when my regulator/rectifyer went out, the battery stopped charging. Once i replaced that and the battery it ran better.

Posted by: extremejrowe

bump

Posted by: extremejrowe

?

Posted by: Fendbass22

I have one of the newest (or oldest I guess you could say now) 2005's there are and no problems. I am in school, it would sit 3 weeks in 10-0 degree weather and start right up everytime. No problems yet....15 months old.

Knock on wood....

Posted by: 400exrider0004

I have just installed an alluminum air box on my 04 400ex and I have been having problems with the grounds. I know there are goin to be problems when you leave the key on or lights on. but other than the ground problems i have been having im ok.