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Posted by michaelh42
- April 06, 2012, 10:43:26 AMThis moring I tried to start it and no luck.... Put the charger on the batter for 1/2 hour and fired up. Looks like only a battery. Now need to find a local place with a sealed one. everyone keeps trying to give me a mix your own.... Will try the dealer tonight or tomorrow, dont want to order one online.
Posted by 49Reo
- April 05, 2012, 09:55:49 AMHow much voltage do you see when the bike is running? When running, you should see around battery voltage at idle, and increase to 14-15 volts at 3000 rpm. If the voltage does not rise, you may have regulator/rectifier problems, or alternator output is too low. Hopefully it is just your battery.
Good luck,
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by michaelh42
- April 05, 2012, 08:57:54 AMLast night the bike started up great. Tried it about a dozen times without problem. This morning it would just turn over (Ding light comes on!) The sound I thought was the started is actually the fuel injectors not opening due to low voltage. the bike would turn over and over but not catch. I has that issue a few months ago and a good charge fixed it. I am going with replacing the battery this weekend as I dont not know how old the battery is. Hopefully this will fix the issue. Will post later. Thanks for all the input 
Posted by ratze
- April 04, 2012, 19:02:10 PMcheck ur ground connections. the starter motors rarely come unglued on these models. an RIDE ON.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 04, 2012, 17:01:07 PMIf it did not work, then after you charged the battery it DID work PERFECTLY NORMAL (that's what I'm hearing), that tells me you most likely have a poor battery, or perhaps a bad connection someplace. Keep in mind a battery tester cannot always tell you 100% that you have a good battery. Sometimes they test OK on a load tester, but will not hold a charge over night. How old is the battery? Having said that, it's kind of a moot issue since even brand new batteries can be bad. However, if it's over a couple of years old, it puts more suspicion on the battery by default.
Bottom line, if you charge the battery to make it work, it's not likely it's the starter (or starter drive, or solenoid). I say not likely because I've seen that "anything is possible".
Posted by michaelh42
- April 04, 2012, 16:00:30 PMI took the battery to the local parts store and they load tested it. Sorry, didn't say that before.
Posted by Troll
- April 04, 2012, 15:51:21 PMHow did you test the battery? A volt meter across the terminals will only measure "surface charge" You need to test the battery under load.
Posted by michaelh42
- April 04, 2012, 15:03:11 PMWith all this great weather in the North East I have been riding the last few weeks. Two days ago I went to start my Drifter and It turned over then sounds like the started disengeged and spun. I tried agian and the started did not engage just made a sound like the battery is low. charged the battery that night and all work well. The next morning the same thing happened. I pulled my battery and it tested fine. Where should I look next? Would the solenoid be going bad? Not sure where or what to look at, any help would be great. It is 68 deg and I am sitting in my truck typing this.... 
Michael