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05/02/09 at 18:32:47
 
so, i left my ignition on this morning when i went into the house.. rookie mistake. i plugged my battery into a battery tender and it didnt do anything for the battery. so i jumped it wit a car while it wasnt running and it worked.... so i rode it around for about ten mins. then tried to restart it and there was no juice again. should i plug it up to the car battery again and let it sit like that for a little bit? or what? please HELP lol
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Reply #1 - 05/02/09 at 18:40:29
 
Put it on a slow trickle charge over night (about 2 amp or less) after checking water level to be sure you didn't boil a bunch off while jumping it from the car.
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Reply #2 - 05/02/09 at 19:11:20
 
ok, so i shouldnt keep it hooked up to a car battery to try and charge it?
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Reply #3 - 05/02/09 at 19:47:43
 
Not a good idea, no.
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Reply #4 - 05/02/09 at 19:50:49
 
Yep, Charge it at 2amps overnight. Its the safest way for the battery. And yes check your water level on the battery. It should be between the top two blue lines if you are running the original battery. If it is low,
get a turkey baster and some distilled water to fill it up to level.
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Reply #5 - 05/02/09 at 19:50:52
 
ok, so i should be good by keepin it on the tender all night? the battery was brand new 20 miles ago
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Reply #6 - 05/02/09 at 19:52:43
 
That would be the way I would go if I didn't have an actual charger. If I am correct, a tender is used mainly to just keep the battery topped off while not in use for a while. Anybody can correct me if I am wrong, for I have never used a battery tender.
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Reply #7 - 05/02/09 at 19:54:24
 
yea i dont have a charger. that is what the tender is supposed to do
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Reply #8 - 05/02/09 at 19:56:54
 
The tender I have will very slowly charge the battery at 2 amps and then float after max charge is reached. I'm sure most of them will do the same.
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Reply #9 - 05/02/09 at 19:58:37
 
ok thanks alot for the help. im sure ill be posting more questions soon lol
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Reply #10 - 05/03/09 at 07:14:02
 
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the battery was brand new 20 miles ago

It is entirely possible that the battery wasn't completely charged when you bought it.

The trickle charger ("Battery Tender" is one good brand) will recharge but very slowly.  Either connect to a 2 amp charger for several hours to get the battery up to full charge, or just give the trickle charger several days.  Sure, you can ride, and the bike's alternator will eventually fully charge the battery, also.
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Reply #11 - 05/03/09 at 07:30:33
 
A completely dead battery sometimes will not accept a charge, at least at first. A "smart" battery charger will sometimes see a very dead battery as defective, and refuse to even try charging it. I have not used a brand-name Battery Tender, so I don't know its logic. Try connecting it, and if it doesn't show the battery as defective, it will eventually do the job.
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Reply #12 - 05/03/09 at 08:27:10
 
1988savage wrote on 05/02/09 at 19:58:37:
ok thanks alot for the help. im sure ill be posting more questions soon lol


Charging is the easiest maintenance on the bike lol. At least for me. I have a charger/booster. I set it to 2 amps. For a drained battery it should take over nigh to charge. Goodluck.
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Reply #13 - 05/03/09 at 11:17:56
 
these bikes have alternators, not generators... a generator will charge a discharged battery, an alternator will not... you need the battery to provide a minimum of 12 volts, while the bike is running, for the charging circuit to work... so, trickle or tender charge until a volt meter reads at least 13 volts on the batt terminals... that's with the charger turned off(or disconnected).... at that point, you could jump it, and have it charge... much better to fully charge the battery, then go riding.... most of the chain auto parts stores will charge a battery for you, way cheap, as well as most mechanics shops (cages or bikes)... sears, walmart, kmart, and all auto parts stores sell small 10 amp max chargers.... cheap, and most handy... tenders "float charge" and most wont charge a completely discharged battery....
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Reply #14 - 05/03/09 at 11:37:55
 
odvelasc wrote on 05/02/09 at 19:50:49:
Yep, Charge it at 2amps overnight. Its the safest way for the battery. And yes check your water level on the battery. It should be between the top two blue lines if you are running the original battery. If it is low,
get a turkey baster and some distilled water to fill it up to level.



Another tool useful for this app is a medical "Bulb Syringe".

This works great for transferring the distilled water from its container to each battery cell.

Cheap, too...

And if you have little ones runnin' around the house like I do...there's a very good chance you already have one!

Hopefully the pic comes through...
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