Worst Timing!

Having just moved to wales with my partner our bikes are our only transport, so after my partners yamaha dragstar 125 packing up we were just left with my sv, yesterday that has decided to follow suit! i pressed the electric start and a weary dying sound followed and the bike wouldnt start, i pressed it again and an even weaker sound and the bike still refuses to start, but all the lights and everything are still as strong as ever. i tried again this morning and it wouldnt start so i bump started it and all was fine (until i turned it off again). when i got home and started to check the bike, the lights slowly dimmed, the highbeam cut everything else off, pressing the indiactors made everything on the dashboard flash in time. ive now charged the battery but still no luck, im guessing its probably the starter motor but dont wanna fork out money which i havent got if its fine. anyone else had this problem? does anyone have any advice or info? many thanks Mark

Hi Mark, welcome to the .org, sounds more like a discharged battery than anything else or maybe the battery needs replacing, try a re-charge first? a fairly common problem is also the rectifier.
Beg/borrow or steal a charger first "no cost" if that works I can recommend the Aldi trickle charger at £13 available from this Thursday?
JOHN

Originally Posted by Icanopit

Hi Mark, welcome to the .org, sounds more like a discharged battery than anything else or maybe the battery needs replacing, try a re-charge first? a fairly common problem is also the rectifier.
Beg/borrow or steal a charger first "no cost" if that works I can recommend the Aldi trickle charger at £13 available from this Thursday?
JOHN

+1

May be worth looking at your alarm/heated grips, they have a habbit of running a battery down. If you have chance switch your lights off and ride for a while, then switch it off and see if it starts straight away. It should ID if the problem is battery related.