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BAttery is fully charged and I've fitted a trickle charger this morning, fingers crossed.... I'm pretty sure the starter motor is not the problem at all, theres no clicking noises from the solenoid when trying to turn over, its simply lack of juice, I'll see how the charged battery runs, if this...

The battery is currently on charge..... I'll update tomorrow..!!

hmmph.... I'm a bit stumped now.... Battery is showing a decent voltage after standing for an hour, its showing 12.78v even after having the ignition on for part of it. However..... when I come to start the bike now its refusing to turn over... the lights are working fine and not dim at all...

Right.... quick update..... I've taken the battery connectors off and given them a good clean as they looked a bit "rough" before reconnecting them. Voltmeter shows 12.2v with the ignition off, ignition on with the headlight on 11.8v (not looking too good!!) I fire the engine up and the...

Hi guys, Thanks for your input. Not quite sure what the "box of rocks" noise is!?!? Theres no noise that matches that description, only the sound of no juice in the battery!! The battery in the bike is the original, 12 years old and shes only racked up 17K miles, I'm pretty sure the battery is...

I've checked the battery with a voltmeter today and it looks like my battery is shot. Its sitting at 12.2 volts when the ignition is off, 11.80v with the ignition on and headlight running. With the engine running its sitting at 11.60v & struggling to get higher than 12.80v when giving the...

Evening everyone... I'm new to the forum, I've been a member a few weeks but this is my first post. I've noticed the Max doesn't like starting on cold days and its a bit of an effort to get her going but she always starts. Anyway, today I got stuck in heavy traffic and the temp gauge started...