Need a little help troubleshooting
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Need a little help troubleshooting
I just replaced my battery, old one was completely dead. About a week afterward, I was working on a lighting issue. When I went to start the bike, it struggled to start, like the battery was low. I thought maybe it had something to do with having the lights on and off without the bike running. But I thought it odd since it wasn't for very long. I had it on the tender and everything was fine for about another week. Then I got stranded and had to push-start it to get home. So I pulled the battery and took it back to get it checked....perfectly fine. So I tightened and cleaned everything and threw the battery back in. It was fiine for a couple days, and now it won't start again. What it's doing is struggling like battery is low, then clicking sound. I noticed that the light on my battery tender shows that it's not even charging. And I noticed after the first episode I had, it took overnight to show fully charged. Usually after a ride, it fully charges in 15 or 20 minutes. Any ideas what this sounds like, or where to go next? Thanks
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See the Dr Hess charging system troubleshooting sticky at the top of this section.
After the battery is fully fully charged and connected back in the bike, before starting check the D.C. Volts at the battery posts and write it down.
Then start the bike and do the same thing. That is the quick and dirty to determine if the charging system is actually charging.
if not, then follow the diagnostic steps in the sticky and you will soon locate the trouble.
Another item to read up on is the stator plug. But follow the sticky first then go from there. Yd
After the battery is fully fully charged and connected back in the bike, before starting check the D.C. Volts at the battery posts and write it down.
Then start the bike and do the same thing. That is the quick and dirty to determine if the charging system is actually charging.
if not, then follow the diagnostic steps in the sticky and you will soon locate the trouble.
Another item to read up on is the stator plug. But follow the sticky first then go from there. Yd
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