Key Fob Battery Life

[802Mike]

After four years my battery was dead.
I'd never given it a thought.....
Do you replace your's regularly?

[Martin_D]

Mine"s only 1,5 years old and still going ...
Does your bike have the sensor under the rear fender , so you can start using the plastic key ?

[802Mike]

Yes, I was able to use that once I figured out what the problem was.
The red light on the dash was flashing meaning it was searching for
the fob.

[Lee]

The first of each year I change the fob batteries for our bikes, batteries in our wireless heated gear controllers and the batteries in our bicycle computers.

[RS530]

[Martin_D]

I'm changing my battery today , after 3.5 years ...

[Pittsdriverwes]

Avoid those cheapy-cheap Amazon sourced batteries from China, They last about as long as ... well, not very long. I use Duracells and they're good for at least a couple of years.

[Pete_Tallahassee]

As long as what Wes?

[Pittsdriverwes]

Pete, let's just say when a man reaches a certain age....

[beech]

Buy a brand name on Amazon, not the cheap ones. The turn over is good. I had a tire client who could not start his bike to go home because the key fob was dead. He said he just this week put a new battery in. He bought it at the local drug store. Probably been sitting on the rack for 3 years. Fresh counts. I suggest you keep a fairly new one in your riding gear pocket too.

[BillGsa]

I have an extra fob battery in the inside pocket of both of my riding jackets.

[cabnfvr]

10 years for the car, 4 years for the Jeep. I guess I'll change them when they stop working.

[aviator]

Wes, try and avoid Duracell brand in stuff like remotes. They leak and the company admits to it. Go energizer.

[Pittsdriverwes]

I hadn't heard that Mani. Thanks for the tip.

[cabnfvr]

Trust but verify -- Google confirms the issue. Thanks for the heads-up Mani.

[cabnfvr]

and Lee. Google and Lee.

[Lee]

Wes, try and avoid Duracell brand in stuff like remotes. They leak and the company admits to it. Go energizer.

A year or two ago someone told me the same and I didn't believe him because I had mostly used Duracell without any problems.
Last year I had a couple dozen of them leak. Some of them were leaking in the new package.
These were bought at stores, not Amazon or ebay.
No more Duracell for me.

[802Mike]

Good information, thanks!