+1 and the Key wording on some chargers are Trickle charging ! Battery Tender and Omni both do trickle charging (which is a SLOW charge cycle)(Professor @ Jun. 12 2007,12:22) If you buy a charger, make sure it has a slow charge setting. Automotive chargers can damage a motorcycle battery. If it has a 2amp setting it should be ok.
+1(TurboSN95 @ Jun. 12 2007,17:26) If you go with a new battery, look into the Yuasa YTZ14S - my Busa never started so nice!!!
Yes there could be many problesm. If the bike started up when you jumped it? It is the battery. Most likely as we had said the battery will not hold the charge. Start there before going into 200 other possibilities.(m16 @ Jun. 12 2007,18:02) well i fully charged the battery and the bike still won't start, barely cranks once or twice before dying....
i can't beleive i would need a new battery( it's only 1 year old)
could there be other problems i could be having?
HELP PLEASE
Doing that is VERY hard on your charging system. The alternator is not designed to charge a dead battery.(dadofthree @ Jun. 12 2007,12:16) I recently left my bike over night with the key in the park position and killed my battery, took a while to get it jumped off with a full size truck. Put 20 miles on it and it's cranked ever since.
Good luck dude.