Kri$han
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Just tried to start it up for the season and my battery won't start the bike - turns all the lights on, but not enough amperage to turn the motor over.
Background:
- I had a Yuasa battery for ~4 seasons, and I used to leave it in the bike and hook it up to a trickle charger when I stored it (all winter). Never had a problem.
- last winter (fall 2014) I decided to fully take the battery out of the bike and use the trickle charger all winter in my basement.
- this same situation happened in spring: no start. So I took it to a shop and had it tested: it was fried.
- shop guy sells me a "Durabatt" battery and I get a "proper" battery tender from CT, cuz Internet research told me that using a trickle charger all winter can harm the battery.
End of last year (fall 2015): I took the battery out and let it sit on its own for a few months, then hooked it up to my new fancy $100 battery tender.
Tender showed ~11.8 ish volts when I hooked it up (weird), but in a day or two it got to 13.4v.
After trying to start it, I'm back in the basement trying to charge it and it's reading 13.4v again, and charging at 2A... Says battery capacity is "LO"
I am so. *******. Confused.
Any ideas wtf happened? And how the hell to do this properly? :/
Background:
- I had a Yuasa battery for ~4 seasons, and I used to leave it in the bike and hook it up to a trickle charger when I stored it (all winter). Never had a problem.
- last winter (fall 2014) I decided to fully take the battery out of the bike and use the trickle charger all winter in my basement.
- this same situation happened in spring: no start. So I took it to a shop and had it tested: it was fried.
- shop guy sells me a "Durabatt" battery and I get a "proper" battery tender from CT, cuz Internet research told me that using a trickle charger all winter can harm the battery.
End of last year (fall 2015): I took the battery out and let it sit on its own for a few months, then hooked it up to my new fancy $100 battery tender.
Tender showed ~11.8 ish volts when I hooked it up (weird), but in a day or two it got to 13.4v.
After trying to start it, I'm back in the basement trying to charge it and it's reading 13.4v again, and charging at 2A... Says battery capacity is "LO"
I am so. *******. Confused.
Any ideas wtf happened? And how the hell to do this properly? :/