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mrlmd1 · 07-28-2010, 10:23 AM

You didn't turn it off and walk away from the bike and leave the rear parking light on by turning the key too far, did you? That will kill the battery. A mistake more than one member here has made.

Get yourself a battery tender or trickle charger. You need no more than a 2 amp output charger for these size batteries, they are all pretty much the same and can be bought at any auto parts store or Walmart or similar place, there's not really anything special about them. If you charge up your battery and it keeps failing, then bring it into a battery shop after you charge it up again and have it load tested, that is the only way to see if it's any good. Any new battery you buy for this bike (And most are AGM's or "maintenance free") will have to be put on a charger and fully charged up before first use - be warned. Otherwise it will fail prematurely and not hold a charge. So you need to buy a charger anyway.
Nothing special about removing the battery either. Remove the side cover, disconnect the negative cable first, then the positive and take the battery out. It does not have to be removed to charge it. Reinstall the new one + cable first, - cable last.

07-28-2010, 10:23 AM	#4
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: Bike will not start up! =( You didn't turn it off and walk away from the bike and leave the rear parking light on by turning the key too far, did you? That will kill the battery. A mistake more than one member here has made. Get yourself a battery tender or trickle charger. You need no more than a 2 amp output charger for these size batteries, they are all pretty much the same and can be bought at any auto parts store or Walmart or similar place, there's not really anything special about them. If you charge up your battery and it keeps failing, then bring it into a battery shop after you charge it up again and have it load tested, that is the only way to see if it's any good. Any new battery you buy for this bike (And most are AGM's or "maintenance free") will have to be put on a charger and fully charged up before first use - be warned. Otherwise it will fail prematurely and not hold a charge. So you need to buy a charger anyway. Nothing special about removing the battery either. Remove the side cover, disconnect the negative cable first, then the positive and take the battery out. It does not have to be removed to charge it. Reinstall the new one + cable first, - cable last.
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