My battery has been crap for the last couple months. I bought a brand new one a few weeks ago. Just havent put it in yet. My question is the new battery was charged overnight when i bought it. My bike is sitting home dead since it wouldnt crank over when i was coming back from lunch. I get maybe 1 good cranking push of the starter button. If it doesnt fire, then it wont have enough juice. I want to put my new battery in after work. I dont have a charger to put it on in town. Can i put the new battery in the bike and push start it? Will that charge the battery up enough riding around for a while? It might still have a charge. It went straight from the charger at the shop to my closet at home. It was bad weather to install it, and i just got the bike back from the shop yesterday getting my CCT installed. Any info would be nice. I had to push start it this morning.

Thanks
Paul

 

assuming your regulator is working fine, you shouldn't have any troubles with the new battery. it should fire your bike up over and over again without the need to be on a trickle charger, etc.

 

I was just worried since it has been sitting for 3 weeks since it was charged. So if i put it in the bike tonight and it starts, i should assume all is good. But it i dont get anything when i turn it over, is it safe to push start it and let the bike charge it on a long ride? Or hook it up to the charger again before putting it on the bike. It was charged by the shop i bought it from.

My charging system seems fine. Just the battery in it now wont hold a charge. Even if i use a battery charger. It doesnt have much crank to it. It was a aftermarket battery.My new one isan OEM one.

 

Just put it in, bump start if you have to, then go for a ride. 15 minutes should be plenty of time to make sure it starts the next day.
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Thanks again for your help. Worked perfectly. The new battery was still charged. Much more cranking power. I couldnt believe the difference. Specially in the lights. Much brighter now. Thanks again.

Paul