battery?
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Road Master
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battery?
Hi all.
I went on vacation and the bike sat for almost 2 weeks. The morning I decided to ride, I wanted to see if the bike would start right up and, vavoom!.No delay, it just started right away as expected. I let it run for about 1 minute.
An hour later, after coffee, I am dressed and ready for my first ride in almost two weeks. When I went to start the bike, it would barely turn over. A few tries later, the battery is too weak to start the bike. I put the battery on a trickle charger and 3 hours later I could start it.
Battery going bad? If that is so, why would it start up right away after sitting for almost 2 weeks?
I went on vacation and the bike sat for almost 2 weeks. The morning I decided to ride, I wanted to see if the bike would start right up and, vavoom!.No delay, it just started right away as expected. I let it run for about 1 minute.
An hour later, after coffee, I am dressed and ready for my first ride in almost two weeks. When I went to start the bike, it would barely turn over. A few tries later, the battery is too weak to start the bike. I put the battery on a trickle charger and 3 hours later I could start it.
Battery going bad? If that is so, why would it start up right away after sitting for almost 2 weeks?
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Let It Run
I don't know if it's true or not but I heard some guys say it needs to run for 20 minutes to replace the juice it took to start it up. In the winter it needs to be on a tender all the time unless your riding it.
I just replaced my battery this spring and it was 6 years old and still worked well. I was going on an extended trip and wanted to be sure my bike would start and I was paranoid about a battery so old. Mine is either being ridden or is on a tender.
I just replaced my battery this spring and it was 6 years old and still worked well. I was going on an extended trip and wanted to be sure my bike would start and I was paranoid about a battery so old. Mine is either being ridden or is on a tender.
Road Master
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From: CENTRAL IL
Would guess that your battery is getting a bit weak, it may last you a while if kept on a tender and/rode often but losing some of the reserve and cannot handle sitting , or you can have something draining it down when the bike is sitting, e ven security system draws some when sitting .have battery load tested also be sure the terminals are tight and clean( that can cause a draw) and also make sure your charging system is working correctly.
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If it's the battery in your 2010 bike, it's possible that the battery is close to being three years old.
Keep your battery on a battery tender anytime the bike is not is use is a good idea but that Las Vegas takes a heavy toll on batteries as well as all electronics.
Keep your battery on a battery tender anytime the bike is not is use is a good idea but that Las Vegas takes a heavy toll on batteries as well as all electronics.
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My first thought. Even though it took a bit of its juice starting it, and a minute of run time is not even close to re charging it, still should have fired right up.
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