nicka
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My 2003 with 5,800 miles was running really well of late, it likes it a bit colder. It has always started instantly; full choke and 1/8 throttle cold; no choke and ¼ throttle warm. Yesterday I stopped for gas and, when I pressed the button , the decompression clicked and the starter cranked the motor ¼ turn only. No lights, no neutral light, nada. I waited a bit, switched to P; no discernible rear light. Called Progressive for a free haul to the stealership (very worthwhile $10 pa). Asked the mechanic to check the battery first (limited experience with Jap modern bikes makes me always suspect the battery) , it was dead. Bike ran fine on the jumped battery but would not run properly when transferred back to its own. This shows that a jump start would have got it started, but that it would have been inoperable. No suitable battery in stock, they installed a new one when it arrived today. They only billed me ½ hour for the job, which I thought very reasonable.
Is there any way to easily test for imminent battery failure? It could be quite expensive and is very inconvenient. I put 3,400 miles in one year (mostly short trips) on this (gel) one, dunno what the PO did or how old the battery was.
When revved hard, on kickstand, to check the charging, the timing chain made an alarming racket, the mechanic said “they do”; is he right?
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