tach not working

[yukonman69]

battery was dead on my bike so i hjad to push start it and noticed the lights were really dim and the tach wasnt working. replaced the battery, but the tach still isnt working. was told it could b the battery or the genarator. my bikie is an 04 katana 600

[rexazz2]

put a volt meter on the battery and see what the voltage is

[yukonman69]

its a brand new battery, shold i have to do that?

[djdaredevil]

Yes especially if you didnt charge it properly after you bought it plus it can just help rule it out

[yukonman69]

ok, well i charged it jus like the deal said. the tach worked jus fine until the other night when i push started it, i stopped and gased up b4 work and had to push start it and the tach worked jus fine, unitl i had to push start it after work

[rexazz2]

check the fuses??

its a brand new battery, shold i have to do that?

a volt meter will also tell you if its charging , rev to 4000rpm and take voltage reading