So I went to start my bike this morning and it cranked for about .2 seconds and then shut off. It then made a popping noise and the lights dimmed and the clock shut off. I tried to restart it and it does nothing. I pulled the seat and looked at the battery and it looked ok, I did not see anything burnt nor did I smell anything burning. Since it was dark and I had to run inside change and still get to work on time I did not have time to do anything else. Any ideas of what it could be? I am hoping that I just need a new battery or to even charge the old one. Any ideas would be great and sorry I don't have much more information.
Definetly sounds like a dead battery. I'd give it a charge at 1.5-2 amps for a min of 8 hours and check the voltage. It should give you 13 volts and not drop below low 12's when you trigger the starter.
How do I check the volts? I am sorry but I am a total NOOB, is their anything else that I should check as well? What would cause it to go dead so suddenly I was just out for a 80 mile ride Wensday.
Good morning Red! well actually not for you aye? Lets see if we can get that bike back on the road on its own, shall we? first... lets educate. BATTERIES!!! Next, lets cut to the meat. We really dont have enough information to acurately determine what the problem is. However, you can figure this out relatively easily. pull your car near your bike, using jumper cables, connect to your car / truck, and start your bike. if it starts, take the battery out and to local shop to have it tested and or buy a new one. if it doesnt start, I recommend checking fuses. Normally, a "poping" noise is a fuse... Normally. to answer your question... you can check Volts on a battery by using a simple volt-meter, from your local hardware store, (dont buy the super cheap one, they suck squirrel nuts), set it to V (DC) about the 100 setting, put the black probe on your negative battery terminal, and the red probe on the Positive terminal. you should see ~ 11.6 to 12.4 V. Much less than that, and your battery needs attention. Good luck! let us know your progress. Ghost
If you are going to use a car to jump start your bike, leave the car off. Your car battery has plenty of juice to start the bike. Action
Older batteries can dead short and quit putting out easily for no apparent reason, kinda like a female.:crazy:
ROFL!!!! nice one shooter. The day my battery takes my credit cards out, and buys its self a pretty pair of shoes, is the day I stop riding.
Thanks for all of your help guys. I will be at the store getting a volt meter and checking it as soon as I am done teaching, If the car does jump it can I then let it run and charge up or should I still replace the battery?
new battery The season for riding just began...you should replace the battery to prevent problems for the rest of the riding season and peace of mind.:thumbsup:
I am lucky at the moment, my Gf wants me to ride a lot so that I can get better and take her on the back with me. I think she was almost as upset about it this morning as I was.
LOL!!! so true. for Red, if your car battery startes the bike, try to have the battery charged, with a battery charger, do not attempt to charge it with the car battery. but, odds are the battery is dead. If you pull it and take it to say, autozone or something, they can test it for you, and or recommend a good in-expensive charger
refer to my earlier post about "BATTERIES", and click that link. there you can make an informed decision about what type of battery is most effective for your riding and personal style.
The only other thing I can add is that I have seen large fuses, like your 30A main fuse, get slightly corroded, and suddenly just stop working under load. The "pop" could have been an electrical arc between the no-longer-completely-conducting surfaces. I would tend to agree with the others here that the battery is the likely suspect, but if it checks out OK, the main fuse might be worth looking at.
Obviously the time for 750s to eat batteries. Mine died in the middle of Edinburgh when I stopped for petrol. It had started first time on the button on way in and after being parked for a few hours. Just died at pump - nothing at all. Modern batteries just die! £120 for uplift, checking charging system and new battery (existing was 2 years old)! I'll use my Optimate a bit more this year
No, I took it inside charged it for about ten mins with a trickle charger and then it fired right up. I wa surprised that it said it was full so quickly and I have not had any problems since. I am not sure what happened.
Remember, most GOOD battery chargers will do the following: Slow start to the charge, then rapid charge, then will slow to a "trickle" charge at the end of the charge cycle. If I were you, I would take the battery out of the bike, and have it checked at Advance Auto or Autozone. It's a free check. It is still possible that one of the cells in the battery is not operating properly. Also it could be that your Voltage Regulator/ Rectifier went out and is not charging the battery properly. Definitely have the battery checked. If it tests fine, then based on you saying that it charged up and ran the bike, I would say it's not a fuse, and would then suspect the Voltage Regulator/ Rectifier.
