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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 02:29 PM
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I put a new battery in my bike rode it a couple times now it clicks like the battery is dead when I try to start it I can push it and get it started in gear any one know what's going on
 
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check to make sure your charging system is working .
 
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 11:11 PM
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Maybe you installed a new battery that didn't have a full charge on it to start with. So if you're not riding your bike for at least a half-hour or so you're not really recharging the battery to the extent that it needs. Yeah, make sure that the charging system is doing it's job.
 
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