what is up with the clock battery?

[Mojoe]

How is it I can buy a timex watch and within a year the battery is dead, but yet on both my 92 and 93, the clock battery still works and neither clock has lost any time? All I ever have to do is move ahead or back an hour for dst. 13 years it has lasted...and that includes freezing cold winters that kill a bike battery...or any battery. I shit you not, they are the original batteries. Unreal. Next time I need a watch battery, I think I am going to look at suzuki.

[SweetLou]

I wish I had a clock in mine

[WildKat]

I love the clock feature on my Kat.. between that and the gas gauge, yeah other riders are jealous!

[MTFYR]

Same here Mojoe, My 93 still keeping time

That and Casio watches!!!!

[Mojoe]

I hear ya 750....I love the gas guage as well.
I am also considerring installing a heart monitor. That way the next cager that gets my heart rate over 140 will get the bird.

[The CyberPoet]

Is it possible the clock on your Kat goes off the main motorcycle battery, as it does on the 99+ models?

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[Anonymous]

Re: what is up with the clock battery?

I can buy a timex watch and within a year the battery is dead...

Problem detected

[Mojoe]

Is it possible the clock on your Kat goes off the main motorcycle battery, as it does on the 99+ models?

Nope....my 92 is pretty much stripped down and it hasn't had a battery in it for the last 2 years. I checked the clock yesterday and even set it ahead an hour for dst. Also, that would mean resetting the clock everytime I took the battery out. Never had to do that.
Just keep an eye open on ebay. Once in a while you will see a guage cluster for my kat for sale. It will be sitting there on a table with a functioning clock.

[KatanaO215]

yeah the gas gauge is super handy, Im gonna miss that on the Vmax. Although I must admit it didnt seem to be really accurate, but it gave me an idea.

I installed a clock on mine (kat) since it didnt have one. It was a clock with temp, lap timer, battery meter etc. It was awesome. and 1 month after I put it on, I traded in the Kat. D'oh

[WildKat]

Same here Mojoe, My 93 still keeping time

That and Casio watches!!!!

Casio watches, w/ the cool bright colored wrist bands too! ah, the 80's !!!

[Slim]

Same here Mojoe, My 93 still keeping time

That and Casio watches!!!!

Casio watches, w/ the cool bright colored wrist bands too! ah, the 80's !!!

dude, the 80s/early 90s were all about Swatches!!!

[Mojoe]

seriously, I haven't wore a watch, or any piece of jewelery in about 10 years. Last time I had a watch on, the chuck jaw on a lathe hit it and tore it off my wrist. I tossed in in my toolbox and haven't wore one since. I have 4 in my bureau drawer that were gifts that I have never wore. Anyone want to buy a watch?

[zleviticus]

i would hat enot having a gas guage

[Crackshot]

Probably runs off the main battery, with a series of batteries as backups. Thats what you get for low amp/volt led displayes.

[The CyberPoet]

Probably runs off the main battery, with a series of batteries as backups. Thats what you get for low amp/volt led displayes.

That's a possibility -- battery in the clock that only gets used when the main battery isn't connected... Would explain the long shelf-life on the clock battery.

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet