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Posted by chief
 - August 29, 2010, 13:08:33 PM

First thing, take the cables off the battery, clean everything - no corrosion etc. and reinstall cables. Recharge battery overnight and see if that helps.

You should disconnect the battery and check the voltage. If its NOT 12.6 or better - recharge the battery and retest it.  After a re-charge, you should wait 30 minutes before measuring.  12.5 or higher = Good; 12.0-12.5 = insufficient charge; 12.0v or lower = replace battery.

Did you replace the battery with the same brand, etc?   It is possible you got a bad replacement battery.

You can load test the battery - or have it load tested. A lot of bike shops and auto parts places will do load testing for you.

If the battery checks out, then you have to look for power "drains" -  a bit more complex, but there is a procedure for finding these things.

Posted by Varooom
 - August 29, 2010, 13:01:34 PM

What Voltage is the battery at with the bike off?  Did you check your voltage regulator?
Varooom

Posted by cochise
 - August 29, 2010, 11:39:24 AM

Trouble free in the three months of owning my 02. When I bought it The owner didn"t know how old the battery was so I thought I was on borrowed time ( they owned it for 6 yrs)  . It gave out and I push started it. New battery in on Friday. Saturday, went for a 125 mi ride. Last 5 mi at low speed with my 35 watt spotlights on as usual. Stopped , for a minute and woulnd't turn over. Paid a kid 5 bucks to push me to start it. Back home I put on the multimeter and without the spots at 2500 rpm only getting 12.2 v . With the spotlights on and idle down to 11.8. Where do I start? I ordered a full manual today but it will be awhile before its here. The bike may have a brighter headlight bulb than stock and I added the 35w spots on a switch. Need some guidence. First bike without a kickstarter, what a sh*tty feeling in the middle of nowhere by yourself when you turn the key and hear that sound. Where do I start?

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