phasender
Ex Member
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Bike won't start! Actually, it'll start, but then the engine just dies out.
Last week, it was almost 60 degrees, and I was riding around having a great time. Then it snowed, I left the bike in the garage for three days, and today, the roads were clear, it was a little under 20 degrees and I took the bike out it took a little more cranking to start, but it was fine.
I felt some hesitation in the engine once I got outside, thought I was out of gas, so I filled up a few blocks away. I started it up again, pulled away from the pump, let it idle a couple minutes, and then the engine just died.
Was much harder to start it up again, and it died faster once it did. Increased the idle. Harder startup, faster death. After I tried that a few more times, it wouldn't crank any more, I assume I'd drained the battery, and I had to walk the bike back home.
I've also got a bad solenoid, so I have to jump start it by connecting the posts of the relay, but for the two months I've had it, it hasn't had any real problems.
Question: Do you think that this is just the battery reacting poorly to the cold? If I charge the battery up all the way, will I be ok? Will I have to keep charging the battery all winter?
This is my first winter commuting to work on my bike, because my car died. Until I fix this, I'm stuck on the bus.
Thanks all.
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