yes, it has to be 'married' to your ecm via digital tech.

 

Manual disarm for my '03. I know it changed later:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/other...ity-alarm.html

I tested my battery after 2 years. Still perfectly good.


http://www.amazon.com/Gardner-Bender.../dp/B000BOBZJ0

 

just picked me some up with that link. I already replaced one of mine... Well i didnt i made the stealer since 1 FOB died 2 weeks after i picked the bike up. They say if you store the FOB in the garage with your bike it will drain the battery. Is that the case?

 

Sparky you can change the code to whatever you want

 

Thanks for battery type, will get me some.

 

Wow, great price! Just ordered those batteries for my FOBs! SJ Ron

 

Be careful about buying 2032's in bulk. There is a reason they are so inexpensive. I have purchased these in bulk before because my automobile fobs use them and my garage door openers use them. Guess what? over half of them had barely enough charge in them to register on the digital meter when checked. I purchased these from Tractor Supply, so maybe the Amazon ones are better.

Store them in the refrigerator, but don't freeze them. The idea of storing them in the wallet is not such a good idea for preserving their life.

I too leave a couple of spares in the tour pak just in case or if a buddy needs one.

They guy with the meter checking a battery? That don't mean ****. But I do like that "high dollar" meter you have there my man.

I am familiar with the manual disarm sequence. Not doing it every day I would probably have to pull out the wallet card. But I be damned if I want the battery to run out and have to deal with all of that useless aggravation for a couple of bucks.

I change them out every year, sure they will last longer, but not much longer. Why screw around when you can get a pack of two at Wally world for around $5, be done with it, and move on with life?

What a pack of cheap bastards we are.

 

I replace mine when I think about it but I do carry extras on the bike.Think I'll replace them today.

 

Good points about fresh batteries. The ones I got from Amazon are good to go until 2021, and I bought the 5 pack because that's how many I needed. For $3 and free shipping, I think it's a good deal.
We all need to practice the procedure for starting the bike without the fob (Or with it at least 15 or so feet away) so if you need it, you are good to go. And of course, you can program that code to be something you remember. If you have an android smartphone, I advise you get the free "V-Twin" app that has that and other reminders that are helpful - including a link to this forum.
Last thing - since no one else besides me brought it up - keep these batteries out of the reach of small children. These batteries are 3 volt slow discharge, and there have been cases of children swallowing them (For candy I guess?) and in the stomach or lower tract they can burn or irritate tissues that may be hard for medical control to diagnose in a timely manner. Many have been released to go home, "Just give them this or that" and the cause is overlooked and the little ones can hurt for days.
Safety first!
Ride safe...

 

I don't consider $8-14, high dollar. Pays for
itself quick too, instead of tossing good batteries. Don't understand why you say don't mean ****. It is very accurate.