My '00 katana has been sitting all winter and I wanted to get it up and running for the season. Last season, my battery wasn't holding a charge for very long so I figured I'd get a new battery.
I just bought a new battery a few weeks ago from http://www.powersportsuperstore.com, which by the way they had the best price and shipped super fast. I ordered it on a Monday night and had it by Wednesday. I bought the "BikeMaster Platinum 12V9-B BP Sealed AGM Battery."
My understanding is that the Sealed AGM means that the acid is factory installed and the battery is pre-charged and ready to go, so I installed the battery today, and when I go to start the bike I get nothing. I figure the battery has been sitting on a shelf for a while and may be dead, so I hook it up to my car (car engine off) and jump start the bike. The bike starts right up (well after about a dozen cranks since it's carbuerated), and I let it warm up for about 5 minutes. I proceed to take it for a ride around the block, but I forget the kickstand and when I put it in gear the engine kills. I put the kickstand up, and the try to start it up, but the battery is dead again. I jump start it again, and take it for a 10 minute ride. I park the bike at my garage, shut it off to see if the battery was charged during the ride, but it is dead again (not weak, dead).
I took the battery out and hooked it up to a 2 amp trickle charger in hopes that this will charge the battery up. Am I missing anything? Will this work? If I leave the trickle charger on overnight, will that damage the battery. The battery calls for 0.8 amps for 5 hours, or 4 amps for 1 hour to charge it up. I have the option for 2 or 10 amps on my trickle charger.
Could the battery be bad?
Could it be my alternator?
Does anybody have any experience with these bikemaster platinum batteries, or any other similar batteries?
I really don't know much about batteries, so any help would be appreciated.
Thnaks in advance
I just bought a new battery a few weeks ago from http://www.powersportsuperstore.com, which by the way they had the best price and shipped super fast. I ordered it on a Monday night and had it by Wednesday. I bought the "BikeMaster Platinum 12V9-B BP Sealed AGM Battery."
My understanding is that the Sealed AGM means that the acid is factory installed and the battery is pre-charged and ready to go, so I installed the battery today, and when I go to start the bike I get nothing. I figure the battery has been sitting on a shelf for a while and may be dead, so I hook it up to my car (car engine off) and jump start the bike. The bike starts right up (well after about a dozen cranks since it's carbuerated), and I let it warm up for about 5 minutes. I proceed to take it for a ride around the block, but I forget the kickstand and when I put it in gear the engine kills. I put the kickstand up, and the try to start it up, but the battery is dead again. I jump start it again, and take it for a 10 minute ride. I park the bike at my garage, shut it off to see if the battery was charged during the ride, but it is dead again (not weak, dead).
I took the battery out and hooked it up to a 2 amp trickle charger in hopes that this will charge the battery up. Am I missing anything? Will this work? If I leave the trickle charger on overnight, will that damage the battery. The battery calls for 0.8 amps for 5 hours, or 4 amps for 1 hour to charge it up. I have the option for 2 or 10 amps on my trickle charger.
Could the battery be bad?
Could it be my alternator?
Does anybody have any experience with these bikemaster platinum batteries, or any other similar batteries?
I really don't know much about batteries, so any help would be appreciated.
Thnaks in advance
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