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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Need HELP, broke down outside of work Reply #15 - 08/22/08 at 04:15:59 My wife and I had suzuki gr650's,you couldn't start one from the other.She had handle bar heater on hers and left them on one night on a trip I had cables put it wouldn't work I had to push it and jump on it to start it.they where 1983's
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Re: Need HELP, broke down outside of work
Reply #16 - 08/22/08 at 06:07:36

EssForty wrote on 08/21/08 at 18:00:46:

... jump into the saddle, pull in the clutch, pop it up into 2nd and let the clutch out.

Been stuck three times with a dead battery. #1 was battery that came with bike and it was firt time I checked it - bone dry. Filled it up to see how long it would last. #2 was a week later at gas pump. I'm a thin 145 pounds wet, flat ground, pushed like crazy, jumped on and the single cylinder compression stopped it after one turn over. #3 was on a new battery after using my extra driving lights all the time. Wired straight to battery. Have not been using them and have had no problems.

Replaced my battery with one from Batteries Plus to see how long an inexpensive battery will last.

Way to hang in there diagnosing and ruling out problems. I am terrible at that.

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Re: Broke down outside of work (resolved)
Reply #17 - 08/22/08 at 12:57:01

Hooked the battery up to the tender for a few hours, it's deader than corduroy. It's sealed so can't add distilled water. No one in my area has a battery for this bike including the suzuki stealership, so I ordered a Big Crank with 2 air shipping. I'll take the next few days tightening nuts/bolts and polishing crome/paint.

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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Broke down outside of work (resolved) Reply #18 - 08/22/08 at 13:51:05 When you shut it off,did you maybe turn it to park instead of off?
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Re: Broke down outside of work (resolved)
Reply #19 - 08/22/08 at 14:22:34

Demin wrote on 08/22/08 at 13:51:05:

When you shut it off,did you maybe turn it to park instead of off?

That's possible, but I doubt it. The battery's time was probably up.
3 hours on the battery tender, got the green light and installed it. Turned the key, lights went on, hit the starter and she died. All things considered, no big deal.

I could think of a lot worse places to be stranded. I've been doing a lot of night riding in the boonies on roads that I wouldn't even be able to identify if I called for help. No homes or business's for miles, just trees, twisties, bugs and animals. At least I wouldn't go hungry.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Broke down outside of work (resolved) Reply #20 - 08/22/08 at 14:32:52 Now check for shorts while you're waiting for the new battery.
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