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Old 06-07-2012, 09:10 PM   #14
mrlmd1
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Re: Battery keeps dying...

Did you bother to fully charge up the new battery before you used it for the first time? If not, that's why it's dead and won't hold a charge. The battery now has to be tested with a load tester after charging it again to see if it has failed.
What do you mean it wouldn't turn over? Does the starter run, does it click, or is there nothing, no sound?
Do you have lights when you turn the key to ON?
Is the RUN switch on?
Are you pulling in the clutch when you try and start the bike?
Like I asked you before, are you turning off the bike with the key in the PARK position instead of OFF, and thereby leaving on the rear lights and draining the battery?
Buying a voltmeter (and you can get a decent one at Harbor Freight for $3.99) is the first thing you have to do. It will help you and us diagnose what is wrong. It's a lot cheaper than $80/hr bringing it into the shop for them to tell you what you are doing wrong. There is probably nothing wrong with the bike.
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