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Posted by pcarrell
- April 18, 2010, 22:00:10 PMOK, so I guess it's my turn to host Murphy for while.
Last Sunday, my battery was dead when I went to start the bike. The bike had sat all weekend, and that Murphy guy took the chance to slip into my garage.
Now, this battery is almost exactly a year old, so it should be good. The terminals are clean, connections good, etc, etc.......
So, I threw it on the trickle charger for a few hours and the bike started right up. I checked everything out, and realized that the headlight was out. I happened to have a spare bulb, so I threw that in and all was good. I figured that was the cause of the problem and wrote it off. (I'm not so good with electrical, ya know?) I charged the battery overnight, and in the morning, rode away happy.
The bike ran fine all week, so I figured it was behind me.................And then Murphy showed up again!
The bike sat all weekend, and then this evening I went to go for a ride. You guessed it! Dead again! And the headlight still works.
The bike turns over for a second, then gives the dead battery clicking sound. The clock goes to 1:00, and the trip odometer resets to 0.
So, ya think the battery is toast, or is it something else?