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Title: Bike died today, and then... Post by bobthekerr on 10/09/14 at 18:26:05 Have been riding for the last few days and had no issues. However today during my ride home from work I decided to stop to fill er up at a gas station. Upon topping off the tank I went to start her up....and nothing. By nothing I mean no clicking or any sound of any kind whatsoever. Neutral light is on. No headlamp. No speedo lights Turn signals worked though Brake light worked too. I had a friend come with a car and some jumper cables, followed protocol and hooked up negatives last and removed negatives first. Let it sit for about 20 min like that, no change to the situation as stated above. Assumed then it must be the battery was so low that maybe it just needed to be replaced. Shelled out $100 at the local Advance Auto Parts for their mc 12v battery. Took out the old battery and replaced with the new battery, still no change to the situation stated above. Guess it's time to learn how to bump start... Bump start successful on the second try in second gear, then when I slowed down it died again. On the 7th or 8th try I got it turned over again and had my friends escort me front and rear flank all the way home because it was dark and I had no headlamp...or so I thought! Headlamp started coming on whenever I used the front brake, like it would with the taillight...WTF?!? I have the clymers manual and I guess I'll start troubleshooting tomorrow since I have off from work. However I do not have a lot of electrical experience and would like some suggestions about what may have gone wrong and where to start looking to diagnose these issues. Recent mods: Raptor 660 petcock changed. Carb mixture screw adjusted to just under 2 full turns out. Replaced speedo bulbs. Removed and repainted headlamp assembly. I am very positive the speedo and headlamp were wired back together properly because they are just terminals that click back together and do not require any actual "wiring" They have been fine for days of riding these last two weeks. I have neglected to hook up my battery tender though for a week or so though. Help me out here guys! :-/ |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by Yoshi on 10/09/14 at 18:36:10 maybe you still have it in the off position maybe the clutch switch broke |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/09/14 at 18:49:59 Go back to every place you've been. Look at wires. Always have batteries tested. |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by bobthekerr on 10/09/14 at 18:53:11 30213009050B0112130B09600 wrote:
Nope, trust me I turned it from "off" to "run" many times while trying to start it up. Once I got it started in second I drove it for close to 15 minutes shifting from 1st to 4th up and down. However when I got home and put it in neutral to open the garage to put the bike in it died. Could I have driven all that way switching gears like that if the clutch switch was broken? |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by bobthekerr on 10/09/14 at 18:57:08 687771766B6C5D6D5D65777B30020 wrote:
I will. They (AAP) assured me the battery was charged and ready to go. My buddy dropped the positive terminal screw and it contacted the battery box and sparked, so doesn't that mean its juiced up? |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/09/14 at 19:22:59 I don't know.. But, I don't buy a battery till I Prove that I need to. If you do charge it,go with low current. I don't think I would.. if you don't have a test meter,get one.. |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by bobthekerr on 10/09/14 at 19:32:29 I found it. Total noob. It was the "run/off" wiring terminal connection under the gas tank that shook loose I guess. Well, lesson learned there eh? Wish I would have found that at 5pm today instead of 10:30 at night. |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/10/14 at 04:03:21 And ya got a battery for no reason,, need a volt meter,, |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by engineer on 10/10/14 at 06:45:21 Don't worry about the money spent on a new battery, chances are it wasn't wasted. If your old battery was the type that needs periodic water replacement then good riddance. Or if it was more than 4 or 5 years old it probably didn't have much life left in it anyway. With a good battery tender the new one will last many years. Best place to buy a battery is at a battery house retailer. They sell lots of batteries so the stock is fresh and they know batteries and always test before they sell a new one. The guys that work at those national chain auto parts stores may or may not know anything about the product they are selling. |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by bobthekerr on 10/10/14 at 19:48:51 2B343235282F1E2E1E26343873410 wrote:
Yup. Took the new out, charged the old up, took the new back for cash refund, bought a new headlamp bulb for my car, a volt meter, and $45 still back in change. |
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Title: Re: Bike died today, and then... Post by bobthekerr on 10/10/14 at 19:50:55 64666D666F666A70030 wrote:
"Old" battery was a newer gel cell. Only about 3 yrs old and I already have a 12v battery tender trickle charge for it. |
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