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Old 07-08-06, 05:44 PM   #3
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Default Re: SV650 won't start - possible battery problem?

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Originally Posted by B
Everything seems fine when I turn the key - lights, fuel injection system, dash all come on - but when I thumb the starter all I get is a 'click', the lights dim, the dash goes off momentarily and the fuel injection kicks in again. It's as if I've just switched the ignition off and on.
Thats exactly what mine did when the batery was flat. Weird that the optimate says its OK though. How long did you leave it on the optimate for ?

I found that my battery had enough juice in it to light the dash lights etc but it didnt have enough power to turn the bike over and the starter motor would whirr and click.

Is there anybody near you that you could borrow a battery off of to check it out ?
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