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Offline Daytona_Mike

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Re: Help with starting
« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2012, 08:52:01 AM »
Everything always works great before it doesnt anymore. 
I had two cars with new batteries purchased from SAM's the same day. Two years later  a few friends of mine were caught riding motorcycles in a heavy down pour. We got dried off and changed into dry clothes and decided to go out for a few drinks. Got in one car-dead battery, got in the other car - another dead battery. Both batteries died the same day exactly 2 years after they were purchased and right when warranty had just ran out. Go figure!
  I run Optima batteries now.
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Offline ZG RIDER

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Re: Help with starting
« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2012, 09:50:12 PM »
Ok, Autozone made good and gave me a new battery. Installed the battery after filling with supplied electrolyte charged it for an hour per instructions. started the bike and let it warm to running temp. and took readings with a volt meter. Readings as follows:

Warm and running at idle 1050 RPM 14.12 to 14.14
Rev to 3500 RPM reading drops to 14.12 and holds
Not running and warm immediately after shutting off 12.72

Above readings are with aux lights off/reading with lights on at idle 13.96 if memory serves.

 Good to go? Or go do more?

 Thanks again!!

Offline GeeBeav

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Re: Help with starting
« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2012, 11:23:33 PM »

Warm and running at idle 1050 RPM 14.12 to 14.14
Rev to 3500 RPM reading drops to 14.12 and holds
Not running and warm immediately after shutting off 12.72


Sounds good.
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Offline Jet86

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Re: Help with starting
« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2012, 09:25:34 AM »
I started my bike up one morning to let it warm up, i shut it off to run in the house to grab my sun shades and came back out and turned the key on hit the switch and nothing, NOTHING at all, battery's can die fast without warning, yet some times a battery can give you a heads up with a few slower then normal crankings but its hard tell if your bike starts quick and easy.


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Offline ZG RIDER

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Re: Help with starting
« Reply #24 on: July 16, 2012, 10:33:07 PM »
Thank you friends!
 All seems well with the new battery :chugbeer:
I see Optima in my future 8)