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Thumper 03-11-2024 01:17 PM

Here are a couple of tools that would really be useful for you.

1. A battery maintainer/tender. Home Depot has one for ~$30 (Shumacher 1.5 Amp maintainer). Herbie fright has a $20 maintainer/float charger. These are really made for topping off a basically good battery, especially for months of Winter storage. They will be worked hard to bring it back from10V though. Try to keep the charge above 12V

2. A multimeter tester. You should have one of these to monitor battery health, but it also indispensable for checking your charging system (!), diagnosing shorts and, testing grounding, wiring continuity. The ohmmeter function is also extremely helpful for electronics components testing. Personally, I spent more on a good Amprobe multitester, but I also have a Mastech unit as a backup. There's a $20 option at Herbie Fright if you are penny pinching.

Tools like these pay off in the long run, and save you trips to auto parts stores, or buying things you DON'T need, like a starter solenoid or a new battery.

TominMO 03-12-2024 08:23 AM

Everyone should have a multimeter. They are useful for all sorts of jobs.

Here is a short YT video on how to use them. There are plenty of other videos if you want to go more in-depth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdUK6RPdIrA

Phane 03-13-2024 12:34 PM

You got a new bike from what dealer! I got a bike in February in 2024. but it was manufactured in July of 2022!

Papichulo89 03-17-2024 03:07 PM

I touched both wires together to bypass the relay and the bikes electrical turns off. I have been trying all week to figure out what it could be. I may just at this point need to take it in. The bikes less than two weeks old.

Papichulo89 03-17-2024 03:09 PM

I got it from power motorsports. I along with my wife got bikes together. Hers runs great. I slightly dumped mine. I mean minor dump and now the bike won’t start.

Thumper 03-18-2024 04:37 AM

Look at post #16 and #17 above.

10.54 volts is discharged

Charge the battery.

Thumper 03-31-2024 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papichulo89 (Post 405736)
I got it from power motorsports. I along with my wife got bikes together. Hers runs great. I slightly dumped mine. I mean minor dump and now the bike won’t start.


Wondering how the charging system checked out, Papichulo???


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