Battery Deado - what now... - SV650.org

08-12-05, 04:24 PM

Just got my SV650 the other week. Im 17, have a ridiculoud insurance bill, only 33bhp to my name and am finding myself very broke..but im smiling.

This morning i woke up and the bike wouldnt start up (as per usual it took a couple of goes to turn over before starting up) before i dropped the clutch and stalled the bugger (oops). It wouldnt start again and it feels like the battery is dead....from what i have now read it looks like this is pretty common in winter on short usage and i need to buy a charger.

Can anyone reccomend a CHEAP charger which i can buy which will allow me to charge the battery. I dont mind if i dont get auto cut offs etc. i just want to insure the bike will start in the mornings. If anything i dont even mind sstaying with the bike for 15 minutes while its on...

any ideas?

TSM · 08-12-05, 04:30 PM

If its a fast charger it needs to have a auto cut off otherwise you will end up with a worse bike as it might make the explode.

If its just a trickle charger then its not a big problem.

Halfords do a good car/bike charger for £30.

Its unlikley that a completley dead battery will have enough power to start after 15 mins.

08-12-05, 04:45 PM

I got an oxford optimate for £24 and have used it both to recover a flat battery and also to keep a battery topped up whilst in storage. No complaints. It's a trickle charger, so as TSM says, no problem in connecting it in situ without disconnecting the battery.

fizzwheel · 08-12-05, 05:17 PM

Get an optimate, I think they cost around the £30 top piece of kit

08-12-05, 05:22 PM

Yep - get an Optimate or even still an Oxford "Optimiser". You can get those on eBay with a free wall bracket for about £30 including the postage. I'll be ordering one for our two bikes soon. Hein Gericke are doing them for about the same, so that's probably where I'll get one - I'm going in soon anyway.

Cheers,
Garry

Sid Squid · 08-12-05, 06:47 PM

Find out why the battery is flat, a charger isn't going to solve the problem if the battery is duffed or if it's not charging on the bike.

08-12-05, 04:24 PM	#1
Freeloader Guest Posts: n/a	Battery Deado - what now... Just got my SV650 the other week. Im 17, have a ridiculoud insurance bill, only 33bhp to my name and am finding myself very broke..but im smiling. This morning i woke up and the bike wouldnt start up (as per usual it took a couple of goes to turn over before starting up) before i dropped the clutch and stalled the bugger (oops). It wouldnt start again and it feels like the battery is dead....from what i have now read it looks like this is pretty common in winter on short usage and i need to buy a charger. Can anyone reccomend a CHEAP charger which i can buy which will allow me to charge the battery. I dont mind if i dont get auto cut offs etc. i just want to insure the bike will start in the mornings. If anything i dont even mind sstaying with the bike for 15 minutes while its on... any ideas?

08-12-05, 04:30 PM	#2
TSM The Sick Man Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Peckham.SE.LDN Posts: 4,768	If its a fast charger it needs to have a auto cut off otherwise you will end up with a worse bike as it might make the explode. If its just a trickle charger then its not a big problem. Halfords do a good car/bike charger for £30. Its unlikley that a completley dead battery will have enough power to start after 15 mins. __________________ OTR: KTM 690 Duke R 2015 Full Akro SIDELINE: Kwak ZX636 A1P 2002, Red, R&G's, Yoshi, Double Bubble Screen GONE: Kwak ZX-7R P1, Full Akro, Undertray, Screen GONE: SV650S K2 Very Bruised & Without Fairing, Motovation Frame Sliders, R&G Ally Sprocket Toe Protector, HEL 2 Line Setup, GSXR K1 600 RWU Forks, Barnett Clutch & Springs, Penske 8981 Shock, Gilles Ti Rearsets, Steel Barends, Scottoiler, AFAM Chain & Sprockets, Twin FIAMM Horns, Skidmarx Bellypan, Full Micron Zeta Steel System, Cut down undertay. Forum Problems & Information / Site Suggestions

08-12-05, 05:17 PM	#4
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Get an optimate, I think they cost around the £30 top piece of kit __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

08-12-05, 06:47 PM	#6
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Find out why the battery is flat, a charger isn't going to solve the problem if the battery is duffed or if it's not charging on the bike. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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08-12-05, 04:45 PM	#3
Ceri JC Guest Posts: n/a	I got an oxford optimate for £24 and have used it both to recover a flat battery and also to keep a battery topped up whilst in storage. No complaints. It's a trickle charger, so as TSM says, no problem in connecting it in situ without disconnecting the battery.

08-12-05, 05:22 PM	#5
independentphoto Guest Posts: n/a	Yep - get an Optimate or even still an Oxford "Optimiser". You can get those on eBay with a free wall bracket for about £30 including the postage. I'll be ordering one for our two bikes soon. Hein Gericke are doing them for about the same, so that's probably where I'll get one - I'm going in soon anyway. Cheers, Garry