last time I rode my bike I had a mostly dead battery,charged it rode it for aprx 20 miles and came back fine,put in the garage for a few days went to start it up ,dead again,pulled out battery ,charged it and when I reconnected the battery my speedomteter makes a slight buzzing noise and arm on speedomter starts bouncing but the security system won't come on and I get nothing with a fuly charged battery.Is it probably the alternator?
I charged the battery and reinstalled it,nothing but a slight buzzing for a couple of seconds on the speedometer,but then I hook up the battery charger to the red terminal not on the battery but the one for jumping it and the charger says battery is dead??
2007-06-20 12:34:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
I pulled the battery cover off and hooked the battery charger to the battery on positive and to a bolt underneath the bike and now the speedometer lit up but when I tried to turn it on the noise a vehicle makes when battery is dead
2007-06-20 13:24:34 · update #1
Please buy a new battery first. Motorcycle recreation use is very hard on wet cell battery. Then go on line with Battery Tender.com and buy a tender that keeps the battery in a state of full cycle. And keeps the battery from drying out. Check your battery after removing it and see how black each cell looks that is lead sulfide. Sulfated battery's internally short and the charger will show (0 amps) and no stater action. Hooking the charger just causes 60 cycle buzz and can take out the digital speedometer and ruin electronic ignition. ONLY use battery tender when hooked to Bike and charger when the battery is disconnected from expensive bike electronics.
2007-06-20 12:45:47 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The battery is probably "permanently" dead.
Time to buy a new one.
When a battery goes dead, it's very rare that it can be charged back to life.
Bring your battery to a bike shop and let them charge it. Shops battery chargers are more sophisticated then store bought junk and can sometimes bring a battery back to life.
Then they will "load test" the battery to see if it has enough "cranking amps" (strong enough to crank the engine of your bike).
Or purchase a "hydrometer" from an auto parts store (it looks like an eye dropper and costs around $10).
Fully charge the battery.
Check the "specific gravity" of the battery acid.
The hydrometer will let you know if the battery is any good.
2007-06-20 19:48:39 · answer #2 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need a larger amperage battery. A guy at work had the same problem.
As far as the battery charger goes that will happen, it does sound like the battery then have the charging system checked out
2007-06-20 19:45:36 · answer #3 · answered by Binky 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with guardrailjim.
I'll even go one step further. Your battery is toast.
Don't even bother testing it(you can if you want), just replace it. Charge the new one fully before installation.
2007-06-20 21:03:28 · answer #4 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We saw the question the first time you asked.
2007-06-20 20:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by solara 437 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋