...or ride more

 

never had a battery problem before. the other day i accidentally left my key on for a few minutes while i ran inside to take care of some reading[8D]and when i came out the bike would barely turn over. it was 93-95F and i had been riding around slowly at low revs to scrub in my new rear tire. i ended up push starting the bike before the battery was completely dead. rode around at high revs for a while and now shestarts just fine. i guess my stator wasn't charging my battery at those low revs and leavin the key on didn't help matters[8D]

 

I'm pretty curious on this weight thing. devlzluv, when you recieve the battery can you do some comparisons and let us know?

 

Geez 95, how slow were you going????
Tires don't take that much to scrub in....but then again I have Michelins. 1st brand spankin' new set I've ever been on.

 

i just did a bunch of donuts in a parking lot to scrub to the edges. me likes to live on the edge

 

Just ride man. Just ride.

 

how often should you use the battery tender? because the previous owner said he put a new battery in my bike before I bought it, but the battery has been nothing but problems for me. When I would leave the bike "on", but the engine off for about 10 seconds, I would have to push or jump start the bike because there wouldn't be enough juice left in the battery.

 

That doesn't sound like a battery problem. Could be either a charging problem or you have something else draining the electrical system. Most cases the culprit is an idle that's set too low.

 

whats a battery tender? Im assuming its not the same thing as the charger since this is on the bike at all times from what im gathering?

 

lol damn this thread back from the dead, battery tender keeps it charged to maximum while not in use