Dead Battery

txtimberwolf · 03-24-2010, 07:14 PM

I went out this morning to take a nice long ride to work today and noticed that someone (my 7 year old had turned my key on and left it on. Now I have a dead battery. I know what your thinking why did i leave the key in. Well i have little chance of someone trying to take it since they would have to get past the 2 trucks in the driveway and Max the Bull Mastiff, then in the garage and worm it out through all the odds and ends.
So my battery is dead as a door nail. i put the charger on it and after about 3 minutes it gives me a reading F01 meaning bad cell or overload during charging. I decide to try to jump it off with the truck.
I hooked up the jumper cables. Let charge a few minutes turn on the switch hit the starter button. It turns over and over and over but will not start.
It has been my experience with bikes in the past that I had to jump when you hook up the cables they have all fired up and ran.
This is the first one that has not started when jumped. Is there something I am missing or is it just the battery ??
Any ideas would be great before I go buy a $100 battery

Bud2rat · 12-13-2012, 01:12 PM

Thanks Mac. That is good info to know. I did not realize that a car or truck could overload the system if left running.

rickyboy · 12-13-2012, 02:03 PM

Good luck with that.
I still have the orig. battery in the '06. Com'in up 7 yrs. Yikes !!!

cactusjack · 12-13-2012, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rickyboy

Good luck with that.
I still have the orig. battery in the '06. Com'in up 7 yrs. Yikes !!!

You're on borrowed time, my friend.

macmac · 12-13-2012, 06:25 PM

My last post is dated: 04-01-2010, 09:54 AM..........
I dunno Cj my 06 has the same battery as always too. Its in the bike and that charger I been running anytime i wasn't riding is ON too.

I am going for hell leather and broke!

We shall see...... But then I ruin a full time volt meter and that is on and running as I type.

It's +28 degree's F out now and last night it was in the middle teens.... Meter says 13.33 dcv.... If i shut the charger off for 3 days still leaving the illuminated meter running it would say 12.60 dcv, and I KNOW that because i did it last week. Ain't the best, but it ain't too bad either.

Rickyboy the only thing wrong with your bike is it's Black ! Don't know why you didn't get the fastest, which of course is Green that year!

03-24-2010, 07:14 PM	#1
txtimberwolf Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Graham, Texas Posts: 103	Dead Battery I went out this morning to take a nice long ride to work today and noticed that someone (my 7 year old had turned my key on and left it on. Now I have a dead battery. I know what your thinking why did i leave the key in. Well i have little chance of someone trying to take it since they would have to get past the 2 trucks in the driveway and Max the Bull Mastiff, then in the garage and worm it out through all the odds and ends. So my battery is dead as a door nail. i put the charger on it and after about 3 minutes it gives me a reading F01 meaning bad cell or overload during charging. I decide to try to jump it off with the truck. I hooked up the jumper cables. Let charge a few minutes turn on the switch hit the starter button. It turns over and over and over but will not start. It has been my experience with bikes in the past that I had to jump when you hook up the cables they have all fired up and ran. This is the first one that has not started when jumped. Is there something I am missing or is it just the battery ?? Any ideas would be great before I go buy a $100 battery Login or Register to Remove Ads
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12-13-2012, 01:12 PM	#2
Bud2rat Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: St. Pauls, NC Posts: 2,089	Thanks Mac. That is good info to know. I did not realize that a car or truck could overload the system if left running. __________________ Robert Torrey VBA# 02077 Vroc# 27672 1996 800A Customized (SOLD) 2001 1500 Nomad (The Mistress) 2013 Voyager 2014 SE Rally - Elkins, WV 2016 SE Rally - Helen, Ga
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12-13-2012, 02:03 PM	#3
rickyboy Top Contributor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 108 Mile Ranch B.C. Canada Posts: 5,472	Good luck with that. I still have the orig. battery in the '06. Com'in up 7 yrs. Yikes !!! __________________ Nomad'a What ! "rickyboy" Richard Cole Canada West Region 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia Canada Vulcan Bagger Assoc. #00722 Black 2006 Nomad https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/ico...Book_32x32.png
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12-13-2012, 06:25 PM	#5
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	My last post is dated: 04-01-2010, 09:54 AM.......... I dunno Cj my 06 has the same battery as always too. Its in the bike and that charger I been running anytime i wasn't riding is ON too. I am going for hell leather and broke! We shall see...... But then I ruin a full time volt meter and that is on and running as I type. It's +28 degree's F out now and last night it was in the middle teens.... Meter says 13.33 dcv.... If i shut the charger off for 3 days still leaving the illuminated meter running it would say 12.60 dcv, and I KNOW that because i did it last week. Ain't the best, but it ain't too bad either. Rickyboy the only thing wrong with your bike is it's Black ! Don't know why you didn't get the fastest, which of course is Green that year! __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it Login or Register to Remove Ads
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