Transponder Battery change tutorial

[viper]

This is a really simple task and as i had to do it today and a few members have asked about it , though id put a short vid on , showing just how simple , im sure the dealer would charge you for this.

Bike is just over two years old and today i got a

" Low transponder Battery "   message on my dash.

after you have put in your new battery there is no need for any reprogramming or paring shananigans, just plug and play , as they say

Battery is a cr2025 and i bought a twin pack from Sano's for about £5, i say about as ive had them in my glove box for over a year ! just in case we needed then at the top of the Fluelpass or some other alpine peak 

[Bryn]

I'm hoping the Tyre pressure monitor batteries are as easy   

[viper]

if only,

when they do go , im gonna have a go at soldering in new ones , will post up when i do

[Bryn]

if only,

when they do go , im gonna have a go at soldering in new ones , will post up when i do

Don't leave it too long... got the message of doom a couple of weeks ago... but it hasn't come back again .....yet ......

[2kwacks]

dose anyone know how long the tyre sensor batteries last for on that! been told they have a life off 4 years, but have heard they can go well before that

[2kwacks]

my bike is 2 years old today and guess what? my low battery transponder message came on before I got to the end of the road, I carry a spare battery in my wallet, so replaced it when I stopped. not sure how long the tyre sensor battery lasts for but when that needs replacing I will most likely take it to the dealers then it's a complete new sensor that it needs to be reprogrammed to the e.c.u at a cost of £250.00 I know it's possible to change the battery yourself if you have a soldering iron and a tyre machine but if it's fails, you need to remove the wheel and tyre again and hope you get it right the second time..! as far as I'm concerned this is a weak point with the gtr  why the hell, kawasaki did not design the sensor where the battery could be replaced without the that's involved for 2 small battery that cost a few quid to buy
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[viper]

Don't leave it too long... got the message of doom a couple of weeks ago... but it hasn't come back again .....yet ......

now that the warranty is finished ,im due to do a strip down of the bike in the winter fo a full check over and nut tighten ( try to cure the handle bar buzz ) ect , im gonna also change my front tyre , so i will pop open the tyre sensor and have a lookie at those batteries and guage how easy / hard it seems

[2kwacks]

now that the warranty is finished ,im due to do a strip down of the bike in the winter fo a full check over and nut tighten ( try to cure the handle bar buzz ) ect , im gonna also change my front tyre , so i will pop open the tyre sensor and have a lookie at those batteries and guage how easy / hard it seems

do you have your own tyre machine and compressor? was thinking of getting a tyre machine and decent compressor

[viper]

im set up for the actual changing and balancing of the tyres but dont have a comprssor, i have no idea which home compressor i should get that will do the job, does anyone here ?

some of the small 12v ones will go to 300 psi, will they give enough initial puff to seal the bead

[Bryn]

Don't know about the size of compressor needed, but I do have a friendly bike mechanic that charges £10 a tyre change for loose wheels...so no doubt if its do-able a battery change will cost the same 

[Deon]

My rear TPS had to be changed at 11 500 Km's ( low battery warning ). Was done under warranty ( bike is one year and six months old ). They had to re-programme the TPS with the ECU. I'm not sure whether one has to do the re-programme when only changing the battery.
Anyway, I think it is poor when they go so early. Once out of warranty, they are pretty expensive to replace.
I believe there is a way that one can cancell the warning on the dash when this happens 'cause once this warning flashes on the dash, you cannot see any other info ( except which gear you are in now and then ).

Deon

[O.C.]

do you have your own tyre machine and compressor? was thinking of getting a tyre machine and decent compressor

This is the compressor I have, its great and can be used for spraying too if required. There's plenty others to choose from at Machine Mart

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/rebel-60-air-compressor-230v?da=1&TC=RV-000112181

I wouldn't have thought that buying a compressed air bead breaker was a cost efficient option, my guess is that they are expensive and you'de only use it twice a year on average at most, unless your thinking of opening a tyre fitting shop 

[2kwacks]

My rear TPS had to be changed at 11 500 Km's ( low battery warning ). Was done under warranty ( bike is one year and six months old ). They had to re-programme the TPS with the ECU. I'm not sure whether one has to do the re-programme when only changing the battery.
Anyway, I think it is poor when they go so early. Once out of warranty, they are pretty expensive to replace.
I believe there is a way that one can cancell the warning on the dash when this happens 'cause once this warning flashes on the dash, you cannot see any other info ( except which gear you are in now and then ).

Deon

when the low warning message comes on for the low battery tyre sensor, I'm not sure if you can cancel that out! dose any one know if you can and how is it done?

[Lonewolf]

I had the TPS warning Low Battery come on once on my 07 GTR but it went off after a few miles. I believe the only reason it came on was because it was exceptionally cold. Is it cold in the UK now? I wouldn't know I'm in Singapore    and its 31 degrees at the moment. 


I wouldn't rush into changing it just because its flashed up once, I never did change mine and it never came on again! My bike was 5 years old when I sold it and still on the original TPS battery.

[O.C.]

Oh so your in Singapore now eh..........and its 31 degrees ! well that's a shame isn't it the weather here is stunning about 21 degrees not a cloud in the sky, there's nowhere better than home on a day like this .............ahhhhhh, now where did I put my chilled beer