Howdy!
Ok, 2001, Brand new stock battery 6 months ago. No problems till two weeks ago. Bike wouldn't start. It tried to, but sounded like it was slowly outta juice. Put it on the Yuasa Battery Tender, put it back in the following morning. Started up fine for two commutes (15-20 miles each). Third one, same problem. I put it back on the Tender for three days (charging/floating) till this morning. She started fine. I had read (and checked the manual) about the charging system not kicking in till after 3500 rpms, so I kept her humming for the whole ride at least 3500+ rpms. Stopped for gas and she had trouble getting going. Got to work, let it sit for an hour then tried starting her again. Same deal. No charge.
Questions:
1. Am I damaging the battery by running it down then recharging it again and again?
2. Am I damaging anything else by letting the battery run down?
3. Sounds like I'm having a charging system issue. The posts I've read sound like I need to multimeter the battery for leaks/load and then the system at the couplers. Any other thoughts on where to start or go from there?
Thanks a million!
Ok, 2001, Brand new stock battery 6 months ago. No problems till two weeks ago. Bike wouldn't start. It tried to, but sounded like it was slowly outta juice. Put it on the Yuasa Battery Tender, put it back in the following morning. Started up fine for two commutes (15-20 miles each). Third one, same problem. I put it back on the Tender for three days (charging/floating) till this morning. She started fine. I had read (and checked the manual) about the charging system not kicking in till after 3500 rpms, so I kept her humming for the whole ride at least 3500+ rpms. Stopped for gas and she had trouble getting going. Got to work, let it sit for an hour then tried starting her again. Same deal. No charge.
Questions:
1. Am I damaging the battery by running it down then recharging it again and again?
2. Am I damaging anything else by letting the battery run down?
3. Sounds like I'm having a charging system issue. The posts I've read sound like I need to multimeter the battery for leaks/load and then the system at the couplers. Any other thoughts on where to start or go from there?
Thanks a million!