[hallofmirrorz]

I have a 250cc Bandit its my fist bike and i have a bit of a problem

It wont start

I left my bike inside standing for 6 months and discontected the battery when i came back the battery was obviously flat. Being silly I jump started from a 12 volt battery and left it to run and charge the battery for a few mins and it started. Ran it around for 4 or 5 miles stopped and started ok first attempts. But then suddenly died on me no power at all, lights gone nothing. I managed to get it to a garage and they charged the battery again for 1 1/2 hours on a 6v charger then it started ok again. I got it back home and tryed it later but the battery was gone again. I went out and bought my self a new charger, I connected the charger directly to the battery but there was no sign of any charge going into the battery on the amp meter.



Have i cocked up my battery? and/or could i have done other damage? :?:

Thank you

HallofMirrorz

 

[LiquiDrums]

I had to charge my battery for about 5 hours to get a full charge.

But i'd advise from starting the bike, running it a for a couple mins, stopping/restarting.

We all know that if you drain a battery, charge it a bit, drain it, you really screw up the life of that battery.

Maybe you might want to get a batter tender or just have it charge for 5 or 6 hours.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Most autopart stores will test a battery for free if you bring it in, find out if the battery is shot or not before wasting time and money on a charger.

Unfortunatly M/C batteries are not known for having long lives, 2 or 3 years is not uncommon.

 

[87gsxrnut]

We had one go bad at the track Monday. Batt was less than a year old! It wasn't run that much though, and it just went bad from disuse. M/C batteries are junk if you do not maintain a consistent charge on them. I guess I will be adding that to the list of spares this year.

I have had others last 3 or four years with continuous use however.

- Nut

 

[hallofmirrorz]

Thanks

Thank you for replying i have bought a battery scince my post and my bike is now working perfectly Damn i love Suzuki's

cheers for that all great site