New bike - Page 2

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.

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

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???

03-18-2024, 04:37 AM	#21
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,195	Look at post #16 and #17 above. 10.54 volts is discharged Charge the battery. __________________ -2022 5 speed Templar X Orange, OEM 51T rear sprocket, 14T front sprocket -NOS 2020 KTM 250SX (2-stroke motocross), less than 10 hours on it
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03-11-2024, 01:17 PM	#16
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,195	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. __________________ -2022 5 speed Templar X Orange, OEM 51T rear sprocket, 14T front sprocket -NOS 2020 KTM 250SX (2-stroke motocross), less than 10 hours on it Last edited by Thumper; 03-11-2024 at 01:57 PM.
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03-12-2024, 08:23 AM	#17
TominMO Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: De Soto, MO Posts: 1,843	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. __________________ 2021 Lifan Xpect--sold 2022 Lifan KPX 1972 Honda CT90--The Carrot 1969 Honda CT90--The Tomahto Cheesy is the WDK (workplace drama king). Now retired. Nope, back in the saddle. Climate: The Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A24fWmNA6lM How our government really works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjadCd0VRBw Question all authority.....think for yourself
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03-13-2024, 12:34 PM	#18
Phane Join Date: Jan 2024 Posts: 13	You got a new bike from what dealer! I got a bike in February in 2024. but it was manufactured in July of 2022!
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03-17-2024, 03:07 PM	#19
Papichulo89 Join Date: Mar 2024 Posts: 9	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.
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03-17-2024, 03:09 PM	#20
Papichulo89 Join Date: Mar 2024 Posts: 9	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.
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