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Old Oct 23, 2013 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by chris h.
If it sounds like its straining to crank it could be the battery. Do you have a battery tender?

exactly what i was going to recommend, i ride all year round here in NJ when the salt road conditions allow me to and i kaeep a tender hooked up 365 per year.. never any problems
 
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how can it be the battery when its a brand new bike?
 
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 06:19 PM
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If you road it to the store how many miles to the store ? If it was more then a block or two it should start fine as the oil did warm some .
 
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its like a mile and half but i let the bike warm up for like a min or two before i ride and then the weekend usally 70mile round trip but its now on tendeer
 
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