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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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Finally got my bike back after two months in the shop, Go to start it this morning and the brand new battery is friggin dead! Any ideas?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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I just got my scoot back last week, It was down for a month for a colision repair.

I went into the shop early in the deal to inspect some things that they wanted to change on my bike, I noticed in a corner of the shop they had like 10 battery tenders plugged in the wall charging the batterys of all the bikes in the colision center. I thought that was cool, and thoughtful. But then I thought, did I get MY battery back? I put a new one in back in March! if it craps out before 2 years Ill be pissed.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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That sucks, let us know what happened
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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The battery on my '08 fatbob died Friday 22 aug,riding since april 08 with8000 miles on the bike-the warrenty covered it, but they can't say what caused it to die like that.Sucks for me.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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No ideas, just put it on the tender and see if it holds a charge.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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What was it in the shop for?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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the battery holds a charge. If I charge it up, the bike will start, but when I go to re-start it, it will barely turn over, or in the case of this morning not at all.
 
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Something is either shorted and draining the battery charge when sitting or riding or the alternator is not charging while riding. Get some help on checking the output of the alternator the next time you get it started. Then start checking wiring for short to ground.
 
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I agree with tbone... Alternator and/or short somewhere
 
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Get it running and let the dealer tend to it, it wasn't like that before the repairs was it?
 
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