Battery reverse connected. What's the damage?
 

Well my bike (2000 Curvy) has been sat in the warehouse at work for the last 3 days becuase my battery died, so I come to work this morning with a different battery out of my old bike.
Now Im not making excuses for my self :---) But it was dark, early and im really tired lol, any ways connect it all up and turn the key and nothing, i look down at the battery and to my horror see that i have got the connections the wrong way round !!! :(
removed the connections and placed the right way and try again, and still get nothing now the battery might be dead because its out of the bike I crashed a few month ago but was a solid battery before that and its been kept inside although not on charge.

what are the possible out comes of this ? :confused:

Cheers Ant.

Re: What's the Damage :( ?
 

Main fuse has probably blown. Replace fuse and try again with battery right way round.

Re: What's the Damage :( ?
 

Thanks for the reply stig well thats made me feel a bit better :)
My hayens manual is at home, can anyone point me in the right direction for a replacement fuse and where it is located on the bike.

Re: What's the Damage :( ?
 

Im not sure, id check fuses first. The battery is likely too low to start it after a few months uncharged anyway.

Re: What's the Damage :( ?
 

As you sitting on it the right side below the seat, take the black panel off to acess it iirc- mines a green housing. The other fuses are in the lil black box under the seat.

Re: What's the Damage :( ?
 

Yup main fuse is where beabert described. It's a 30amp fuse.

Re: What's the Damage :( ?
 

Oh and it's a large spade type fuse.

Looks like this

http://dnfus.com/images/fuses/ATM30.jpg?1177520306

Re: What's the Damage :( ?
 

Are any lights or anything switching on on the bike?

Feel free to give me a call if you get stuck

Re: Battery reverse connected. What's the damage?
 

I can't see why the main fuse would blow but if anything's damaged I'd say it would be the ECU.

Hopefully though the battery you fitted is just knackered and that's why you got nothing.

How did you fit a battery backwards? I didn't think they physically allowed it.

EDIT: Just read that it's a curvy so no ECU to damage.

Re: Battery reverse connected. What's the damage?
 

Battery must be dead putting it the wrong polarity wont kill anything.