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21-08-10, 09:08 PM | #1 |
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SV flat battery - causes?
Went to work yesterday, bike was fine, came out of work that night, put the key in and nothing, no lights, ziltch..! Got the mechanic out, started the bike with a booster, it fired up, but with protest, sputtering, miss firing, dying out and back firing, rev counter was also dropping off then on again when revs were high, finally popped loud and died. I have no bike knowledge and any help or ideas would be gratefully recieved.
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21-08-10, 09:37 PM | #2 |
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Re: SV, died in it sleep..!
hi had a similar problem on my bandit 6,and it was a dead battery,replaced battery and all is well again.
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21-08-10, 09:45 PM | #3 |
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Re: SV, died in it sleep..!
i'm no mechanic but if it started with a booster, i would change the battery to start with, batteries can be fine one minute and then dead the next.
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21-08-10, 09:53 PM | #4 |
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Re: SV, died in it sleep..!
take battery out and charge it up, then put it back in and check charge rate
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21-08-10, 10:04 PM | #5 |
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Re: SV, died in it sleep..!
9 times out of 10 if the battery is flat it wont take a charge evan if the battery isnt terminally dead,modern batteries dont like being run down,the fastest way to charge it is with the engine running if it will charge at all,and never use a car charger,
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22-08-10, 12:25 PM | #6 | |
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Re: SV, died in it sleep..!
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Did the bike start normally before the problem incident? How did it run on the prior trip? Diagnosis requires information not guesses - there isn't enough info in your first post to make ANY realistic diagnosis. If the battery was only flat - whatever the cause - during the time that you were at work it won't have been damaged by that, (which is not to say it's not damaged, it could be the problem but leaving it flat for for a few hours won't hurt it). Car charger will be fine, charging time will need to be adjusted to account for charge rate. Answer the questions first before spending money on batteries or anything else.
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22-08-10, 12:27 PM | #7 |
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Re: SV flat battery - causes?
The magic fizz has run out. Batteries are like bottles of pop, if you shake them they go flat.
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