Won't start !

fully recharged my battery - twice,

and it still won't turn her over more than twice until it goes dead, which in this weather isn't long enuf to get her started.

was left for 2 months and now the battery is a gonna.

buzzes
clicks
dash lights dim
won't crank

guess that equals dead battery - imediately after charging.

after one of the charges, the rev counter swept up to 7k and back - not done it since.

Dear Santa,

Yup, sounds like a dead battery...best pop a new one in!

Kick the old one for being so feeble aswell

Matt

Battery has gone dead on my CBR. Get dash lights and fuel pumps, but only a click when I press the button. I bump started it and it ran straight away. I ran it for 5 minutes then turned it off and tried the button again. Still dead. I'll take it for a longer run tomorrow and see if that cures it. I haven't been on it for a month or so. I'm budgeting for a new battery and a trickle charger though.

Originally Posted by Jools'SV Now

fully recharged my battery - twice,

and it still won't turn her over more than twice until it goes dead, which in this weather isn't long enuf to get her started.

was left for 2 months and now the battery is a gonna.

buzzes
clicks
dash lights dim
won't crank

guess that equals dead battery - imediately after charging.

after one of the charges, the rev counter swept up to 7k and back - not done it since.

Dear Santa,

You say that, if you have your battery fully charged, its not holding a charge for some reason, which for me back when i had my last SV was actually the regulator rectifier. Check that out, try turning the engine over by leaving the optimiser or charger connected unplug it whilst running it for 10 mins then go back and see if she'll start back up.....

or measure the voltage whilst at 2500rpm!

...or leave it in the garage till spring

+1 for the trickle chargers, my bike is on it when I'm not going out on the bike! Worth the money I think.

Originally Posted by madderdog

or measure the voltage whilst at 2500rpm!

tricky as
1, no volt meter
and
2, it wont start - so a challenge to get it to 2500rpm - steep hill required