dead battery

[louied_imp]

It was just the battery. I put a new one in today and it is charging just fine. Thanks all!

[the Ferret]

Good new louied. Glad it was as simple as that. (and that your bike was still at the gas station when you returned)

[Lord Popgun]

Glad you got it sorted out Louied!

[Cormanus]

Good news, louied. I hope it was your bike at the station ...

[max]

Louie thanks for letting us know it is sorted out and put our collective minds at ease, all the best from down-under.

[SportsterDoc]

For future reference, a fully charged AGM battery should read 13.8 volts.

The charging system, above about 2,000 rpm, should put out 14.3 volts, plus or minus 0.5 volts.

[1970Cadillac_imp]

New experience for me. While riding my bike down the road, it suddenly began to cut out and finally just died. My mechanic said it is a dead battery. I've had cars and bikes fail to start because of a dead battery, but never have I had an engine stop running while driving because of a dead battery. And this battery, even though it had about 14,000 miles on it, was only one year old and kept on a trickle charger all the time except during a two month trip this summer.

[Cormanus]

That’s interesting, 1970Cadillac. I’d have thought the alternator would keep the bike going.

[the Ferret]

Never heard of anyone else having this experience. Was it an off brand battery? 1 year on a battery kept on a trickle charger doesn't make any sense. Most of us get at least 4 years out of our batteries. My current battery was installed 5/12/2018. The original went from 3/2014 to 5/2018.

[mattmcuomo@yahoo.com]

Mine did the same. Riding home from work, stopped for gas, went to start it. Nothing. I bump started it and got home. Put new battery in, that's all it was.....

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