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What are the symptoms of a shot starter?
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<blockquote data-quote="RaYzerman19" data-source="post: 1302170" data-attributes="member: 18388"><p>I would say start with the basics, the battery. I think since the battery wasn't on a smart charger (Battery Tender, Optimate, etc.) since October, I would have the battery checked with a load test. It may be OK, it may not (you only charged it for a short time before you started the bike, so it didn't get a full charge). There is a parasitic draw as long as the battery is connected to the bike, so it would need periodic charging while in storage. Some would say don't leave a Battery Tender connected all the time, but I've never had a problem doing so, and I do both. If the bike is going to sit more than a couple of weeks, I would plug in.</p><p></p><p>Edumacation on batteries can be had from a few sources, here's a couple - <a href="https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/" target="_blank">https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.yuasabatteries.com/faqs.php" target="_blank">https://www.yuasabatteries.com/faqs.php</a></p><p></p><p>Another test you can do is to measure the voltage drop (measure voltage before and during and after) while cranking the starter, which may give some indication of battery/starter health. We can look into this more at InTech Day if it's still on.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RaYzerman19, post: 1302170, member: 18388"] I would say start with the basics, the battery. I think since the battery wasn't on a smart charger (Battery Tender, Optimate, etc.) since October, I would have the battery checked with a load test. It may be OK, it may not (you only charged it for a short time before you started the bike, so it didn't get a full charge). There is a parasitic draw as long as the battery is connected to the bike, so it would need periodic charging while in storage. Some would say don't leave a Battery Tender connected all the time, but I've never had a problem doing so, and I do both. If the bike is going to sit more than a couple of weeks, I would plug in. Edumacation on batteries can be had from a few sources, here's a couple - [URL="https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/"]https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/[/URL] [URL="https://www.yuasabatteries.com/faqs.php"]https://www.yuasabatteries.com/faqs.php[/URL] Another test you can do is to measure the voltage drop (measure voltage before and during and after) while cranking the starter, which may give some indication of battery/starter health. We can look into this more at InTech Day if it's still on..... [/QUOTE]
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