hitmantium
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Post by hitmantium on May 7, 2022 10:02:15 GMT -7
Was planning to take my first ride of 2022 this week, so last week I put my battery back in the bike and hooked up the trickle charger. 48 hours later, took the charger off and she started up with no issues. Ran it for 20 minutes. Shut her off and left her for a week due to rainy weather. 2 days ago it was perfect weather so I decided to put the trickle back on the night before my ride since she was sitting there for a week inactive and have it ready to ride. The morning of my ride, this is what happened: I took the seat off to see/hear where the rapid clicking was coming from.  Any suggestions?... I checked the 2 green fuses under the seat and they were fine. |
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kyle
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Post by kyle on May 7, 2022 13:35:30 GMT -7
Although the battery may sufficiently charged to its' current capacity and it outputs a normal voltage, it may have lost capacity/throughput over time. My bet is the battery. I'm no expert (so if this is wrong, someone please correct me) - but the electrical systems of cars and motorcycles run off of the same voltage (12v). Therefore, you can test my theory by using some jumper cables and connecting a car battery, assuming you can get a good connection on the terminals. Using Revzilla as my reference. You can also try to push start the bike. I'm 85% sure it's your battery in this case  |
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hitmantium
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Post by hitmantium on May 7, 2022 17:32:26 GMT -7
Although the battery may sufficiently charged to its' current capacity and it outputs a normal voltage, it may have lost capacity/throughput over time. My bet is the battery. I'm no expert (so if this is wrong, someone please correct me) - but the electrical systems of cars and motorcycles run off of the same voltage (12v). Therefore, you can test my theory by using some jumper cables and connecting a car battery, assuming you can get a good connection on the terminals. Using Revzilla as my reference. You can also try to push start the bike. I'm 85% sure it's your battery in this case I used a multimeter. The DC voltage at rest was 11.9 at its highest. When I turned the key, the voltage dropped to 10.15 at the lowest. Quite likely a bad battery? |
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Post by mt1021 on May 7, 2022 19:11:57 GMT -7
I used a multimeter. The DC voltage at rest was 11.9 at its highest. When I turned the key, the voltage dropped to 10.15 at the lowest. Quite likely a bad battery? Yup! Less than 12.6v will not start the bike. |
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hitmantium
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Post by hitmantium on May 9, 2022 13:38:59 GMT -7
I used a multimeter. The DC voltage at rest was 11.9 at its highest. When I turned the key, the voltage dropped to 10.15 at the lowest. Quite likely a bad battery? Yup! Less than 12.6v will not start the bike. Used a NOCO battery booster. She started right up. Weird that it made that sound when starting it with low voltage. |
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Post by kyle on May 9, 2022 18:54:18 GMT -7
Yup! Less than 12.6v will not start the bike. Used a NOCO battery booster. She started right up. Weird that it made that sound when starting it with low voltage. Yeah - that clicking noise is almost always a telltale sign that the battery is dying. Glad that you were able to narrow down the issue |
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Post by mt1021 on May 9, 2022 19:21:26 GMT -7
Yup! Less than 12.6v will not start the bike. Used a NOCO battery booster. She started right up. Weird that it made that sound when starting it with low voltage. Time for a new battery but the good news is you got 5 years out of it. They usually last 4 at the most! |
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