Hey all, hope everyone is well. I've got a problem- last night I went out for a ride, bike started fine at home no worries, did about 30 miles and decided to stop by the river. On deciding to head off I turned the bike on hit the starter and nothing!! Ended up having to be recovered and got back in the dark so not looked at it just yet today. So when you turn the bike on the lights work albeit when you press the starter button they dim. When turning the bike on, the pumps prime but seem to take a lot longer then usual. When you hit the starter you either get nothing at all or an electrical tick but no turn over. Anyone goe any ideas? I think its a dead battery but not too sure.
Sounds like the battery for sure. If you've got a bigger battery tray which was introduced on later models, think the 08 and earlier ones had the smaller tray It may be best to switch to a slightly bigger battery, I switched to a YTX9-BS one. I did it after having issues and the slightly bigger one has improved the cracking side and doesn't drain as fast etc.
+1 Dead battery or poor main connections (imho it's more probably the battery itself, from what you've told us). However the fact that it failed after a 30 min run may be rather more concerning. I don't suppose you could have accidentally left the ignition/lights on whilst parked up.? If it was definitely switched off, then I suspect the actual issue may well originate from the charging circuit.
Dead battery is the symptom, not the cause in my opinion. Bad stator, bad reg/rec, bad connections or a combination of any of those.
without investigation no one can say batteries are strange things especially modern ones the thing to do is charge and get the bike running test charging voltage and decide on replacing battery or trying something else if the bike appears to be charging ok id replace battery first as its fairly small cost if you buy right https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Powerlin...671715?hash=item546a1f0923:g:bdAAAOSwbVNfZJh- start by putting a multimeter on the terminals see what its reading if you dont have 1 well worth spending a few quid on 1 even halfords do them less than a tenner https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand...l-tools/rolson-digital-multimeter-710273.html see what it reads before charging then try get it charged or jump started then test voltage running that should tell you if charging system or battery if it reads ok cold get it hot and test again
Hi all, thanks for the input. I took the battery out of the circuit and it started first time from another battery. As soon as I put the battery back in- I get nothing again. So by the sounds and looks of it I think I need a new battery.
Then it's the battery. Not common for a bike to start, be ridden for 30 min, then not start and the cause be the battery.
Yeah its mad- the first time I've used it for about a month. I do wonder if I left the side lights on or something...... but I have no idea. I just hope a new battery will solve the issue.
Would agree with that. Sounds like the charging system is ok. With regards to batteries I have tended to find that you get what you pay for. Had cheaper ones before but they didn’t seem to last. Always go for yuassa now. My opinion anyway !
