Can I save my Battery

Hi

So I was trying to fix a minor issue with a intermittent problem on my left front indicator over the weekend and hence I had the bike electrics on (bike not running).

I think I must have drained the battery as it died. I jumped it off my car and ran it on idle for about 10-15 minutes.

Went to start it this morning and its dead again. Is it a case that I didnt run the bike long enough (should I go for a ride to properly charge it? I was going to but I needed petrol and didnt want to risk turning it off to fill it up and getting stuck at petrol station).

Do I just need to jump it again and take it out for 20+ mins on the motorway and it would be fine or get a new battery? I use my bike everyday and I dont want to get stuck at work if it goes flat over the course of a day.

I just installed heated gear (EXO2) could this have accelerated my battery to go flat?

The bike is 2007 so I guess the battery is about 3 years old.

[ophic]

Yeah it won't charge much at idle. I read somewhere that it takes a good 45 mins of proper running to charge it fully.

You could invest in a battery charger - it's one of those things that comes in handy time after time.

A friend has offered his car battery charger (should be ok I presume) so I might stick it on charge tonight and use my brothers bike and see how it goes after that.

I just dont want it to leave me stranded somewhere

Is your friends car battery charger a trickle charger by any chance? A small trickle of energy to the battery over a long period is better for recovery...but anything is better than nothing I suppose.

When you can, invest in an optimate charger to maintain your battery when the bike isnt being used much

How old is the battery do you know? It could be that it has had its time, and won't hold enough charge you can get the battery tested to chack its efficieny. If its old and dead now, and you do need a new one...than speak to batteryman on here

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Son of a beesting

A friend has offered his car battery charger (should be ok I presume)

Check the charging rate before you use it, too much would be very bad

One discharge you might well get away with, but until you get it charged up you won't know, good luck

[ophic]

My charger has a bike/car switch - so there must be some difference. Don't know if it's enough to knacker it. Many batteries start to die at 3 years old anyway. Worst case scenario, you'd have to replace it.

Actually no, worst case scenario, it explodes and throws acid all over your cat. But I think that's highly unlikely.

This is the charger he has http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165629

[Taipan]

I leftthe internal light on in my car and went away on holidya for 4 weeks. When I came back it was as dead as a dead thing could be . We jump started the car but the battery still appeared dead after we turned teh car off. I chucked an optimate on it but nothing happened for a day. I left the optimate on it anyway and a week later the battery was recovered! I've used an optimate successfully on other so called dead batteries too. When it died I replaced it with the cheaper oxford oximiser. That was a mistake.

Anyway all that waffle aside can you borrow a optimate for a couple of days? I bet it would restore it.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Son of a beesting

This is the charger he has http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165629

That charger will charge it at 2, 4 or 8amps

From what I can see the maximum charge rate for the SV650 battery is 1amp

I wouldn't use it, the battery could overheat and split or explode, squirting or spraying battery acid in the vicinity