Dead Bike... well, kinda
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From: TOAK western branch
Yea thats not the right way to test a battery. It can be at 12v till you ask it to start the bike and it dies. If its still out take it to auto zone for a load test. Effin dealers....
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From: Central Cali
Been a few times. Its an hour from my house. Its the 5th and 6th of july.
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Yea, the dealers are pretty much useless... I don't know why I even listen to them any more.
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From: Christoval
Put a battery on it. If that don't work. Try something else. Or actually try to diagnose it. But prolly a battery. .
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From: Central Cali
Well, there is good news and not so good news.
Good news is the battery is fine and it was a blown fuse (the battery fuse). The not so good news is, I have no idea why the battery fuse keeps blowing. I bought five of them from the dealer (for just in case).
I got home, installed the battery, put a new fuse it. Turn it on, flipped the switch and she cranked right up. But when I turned her off, I went to crank it again and had the same issue... blown fuse. I replaced the fuse again, turn the ignition on, turned a blinker on and heard a pop.... then she wouldnt start. Blown fuse again.
So I replaced the fuse again (I am down to 2 fuses at this point), didn't touch the blinkers and started her up. Running fine but the blinkers are definitely messed up. The left one doesn't work but the right one does. I road her around and to an indie shop to ask what he thought it might be. He said it could be a short in the ignition switch because of the blown fuse when I turned her on and heard the pop.
But with all that said, I came home, turned her off....messed with the blinkers (left one still not working). Turn her back off and on several times and she is running and turning on no problem now.
I have no idea what is going on. I just know, anytime I go riding I will be carrying a few fuses and a screw driver in case I need to replace one to get where I need to go. LOL
Good news is the battery is fine and it was a blown fuse (the battery fuse). The not so good news is, I have no idea why the battery fuse keeps blowing. I bought five of them from the dealer (for just in case).
I got home, installed the battery, put a new fuse it. Turn it on, flipped the switch and she cranked right up. But when I turned her off, I went to crank it again and had the same issue... blown fuse. I replaced the fuse again, turn the ignition on, turned a blinker on and heard a pop.... then she wouldnt start. Blown fuse again.
So I replaced the fuse again (I am down to 2 fuses at this point), didn't touch the blinkers and started her up. Running fine but the blinkers are definitely messed up. The left one doesn't work but the right one does. I road her around and to an indie shop to ask what he thought it might be. He said it could be a short in the ignition switch because of the blown fuse when I turned her on and heard the pop.
But with all that said, I came home, turned her off....messed with the blinkers (left one still not working). Turn her back off and on several times and she is running and turning on no problem now.
I have no idea what is going on. I just know, anytime I go riding I will be carrying a few fuses and a screw driver in case I need to replace one to get where I need to go. LOL
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From: WireGrass, AL
i found out that a lot of the trickle chargers will not charge if the voltage is below a set limit. if you connect an another battery in parallel, I used a jumper battery, then the trickle charger will bring the battery up to charge. I have an AGM battery that went dead after three weeks of not ridding but now holds a charge just fine after bringing it back to life this way. Now I have the trickle on it keeping it nice and juicy.
Last edited by SeeMeDo; Jan 10, 2013 at 07:02 PM.