Hey guys...i have a duralast battery that never charged. I left it for about 18 hours...no juice then realized it has no acid in the battery. I have a schumacker 1.5A charger. Do these things take long to charge like overnight? It says the battery is good but never charged it, it doesnt flash saying its.a.bad battery, now im charging my other bike and that one is good, wish I could use that for my kawasaki500cc, the good one is from a honda 650cb
My battery was at 12.00 so i decided to charge it at trickle charge overnight for about 12 hours or so and the battery reading went to about 13 after i put it back in the bike and started it and rode it around voltage reading is back down to 12.4 ish but bike starts with no trouble but I've heard a good battery should be 12.6 or higher thats way it says for my manual and on my charger it my battery never charges till 100% I've left it on for soo long as still .. u know what could be the problem?
Hi, I got a 1981 Suzuki GS1000l and was starting just fine but the day after it just did not start what so ever...Even when boosted with cables, nothing happens. I turn the key and I dont even have any dash lights.
@Bikeman Hiya, was wondering whether you could advise? I have a 2 year old BHM 125 bike5 Never buy those anybody!) 3 expensive repairs this summer too many and a dead bike, nothing moving 2 days ago..i researched then concluded tentatively its the battery perhaps
Took it to a garage it charged and want to reinstall it 2moro
Are there any dangers in that? (I m a female with a slightly apprehensive view re Tech)
Any advice from you ( or anybody knowledgeable) would be very welcome indeed :)
@ausendundeinenacht Just reconnect the wires right way because if you reinstall battery wires in wrong sequence. Result can be electrical explosion/spark ball, if you have your face too close to the battery at that moment, you can hurt your eyes.
Charging is mostly safe, dont smoke near battery especially while charging. Dont allow direct metal contact across battery posts.
Use a low power charger, some car battery chargers are mostly too powerful for motorcycle batteries.
@Bikeman1087 Hiya THANKS YOURE NICE Anyways seems to be ok right now Rode the BHM today was v happy My first Bike repair ever now How often do I have to do this I mean havin it recharged by a garage Thrice a month you think? Or what d yu suggest? tthanks in advance
Depends how much you ride your bike in a month and how long per time. If you ride it every week then you mostly dont need to recharge it at all, especially if you ride longer than 14 minutes. if you have to recharge the battery twice in month then I would recommend you to measure your bike charging voltages from the battery while the bike is running. under 13,5v is too less. 15v &+ is too much and it will kill your battery and other electrical stuff, example headlight.
Man, I know it's a minor annoyance, but your pronuciation progressively pissed me off. WTF is that berry? The common variety, such as strawberry or rasberry or something more rare like gooseberry? ☺
just took one of my bikes apart and put it back togather again to sort some stuff out sorry i didnt record it. nice videos you have going. Regards larry
My bike doesn't even HAVE a battery. Gotta love vintage dirt-bikes, all mechanical. If it did, though, this would be an incredibly useful bit of information to have.
Exactly!!! You answered urself! The Suzuki toolkit is made to be for the emergency cases, and that's why all the tools u r using are small, so that u can bring them with u wherever u go.
But try real tools, like "snap-on" or "beta" and u ll understand what i mean mate!
Anyway it's just a suggestion, it also depends on how often u use them...cause the price is pretty shocking!
Hey guys...i have a duralast battery that never charged. I left it for about 18 hours...no juice then realized it has no acid in the battery. I have a schumacker 1.5A charger. Do these things take long to charge like overnight? It says the battery is good but never charged it, it doesnt flash saying its.a.bad battery, now im charging my other bike and that one is good, wish I could use that for my kawasaki500cc, the good one is from a honda 650cb
jettastreetracer 1 month ago
My battery was at 12.00 so i decided to charge it at trickle charge overnight for about 12 hours or so and the battery reading went to about 13 after i put it back in the bike and started it and rode it around voltage reading is back down to 12.4 ish but bike starts with no trouble but I've heard a good battery should be 12.6 or higher thats way it says for my manual and on my charger it my battery never charges till 100% I've left it on for soo long as still .. u know what could be the problem?
daonendonli 3 months ago
Hi, I got a 1981 Suzuki GS1000l and was starting just fine but the day after it just did not start what so ever...Even when boosted with cables, nothing happens. I turn the key and I dont even have any dash lights.
Can you tell me what is happening?
jojomoor 6 months ago
@jojomoor have you tried checking the voltage coming out of the battery?
187Premises 6 months ago
@187Premises no,.. i think I need a new fuse.
jojomoor 6 months ago
cool video. thanks! very helpful!
TheAmazingTTOCS 1 year ago
2.04 What the hell? No, thats wrong way.. Fix that annotation.
Right way:
When disconnecting, disconnect black wire first.
When reconnecting, connect red wire first.
Bikeman1087 1 year ago
@Bikeman1087 crap well spotted.
187Premises 1 year ago
@Bikeman Hiya, was wondering whether you could advise? I have a 2 year old BHM 125 bike5 Never buy those anybody!) 3 expensive repairs this summer too many and a dead bike, nothing moving 2 days ago..i researched then concluded tentatively its the battery perhaps
Took it to a garage it charged and want to reinstall it 2moro
Are there any dangers in that? (I m a female with a slightly apprehensive view re Tech)
Any advice from you ( or anybody knowledgeable) would be very welcome indeed :)
ausendundeinenacht 1 year ago
@ausendundeinenacht Just reconnect the wires right way because if you reinstall battery wires in wrong sequence. Result can be electrical explosion/spark ball, if you have your face too close to the battery at that moment, you can hurt your eyes.
Charging is mostly safe, dont smoke near battery especially while charging. Dont allow direct metal contact across battery posts.
Use a low power charger, some car battery chargers are mostly too powerful for motorcycle batteries.
Bikeman1087 1 year ago
ausendundeinenacht 1 year ago
@ausendundeinenacht
Depends how much you ride your bike in a month and how long per time. If you ride it every week then you mostly dont need to recharge it at all, especially if you ride longer than 14 minutes. if you have to recharge the battery twice in month then I would recommend you to measure your bike charging voltages from the battery while the bike is running. under 13,5v is too less. 15v &+ is too much and it will kill your battery and other electrical stuff, example headlight.
Bikeman1087 1 year ago
Man, I know it's a minor annoyance, but your pronuciation progressively pissed me off. WTF is that berry? The common variety, such as strawberry or rasberry or something more rare like gooseberry? ☺
wotan20 1 year ago
I out just a dab of hot glue under the bolt to keep it in place when servicing.
kary1982v6 1 year ago
Are the UK bikes 2 strokes? All the bikes I know of in the US are 4 strokes. I'll need to invest in a battery charger. Thanks for the info.
Sirradal 1 year ago
@Sirradal
All are pretty much 4 stroke & fuel injected because UK has a very tight emissions laws.
187Premises 1 year ago
cool video
TheRealSuperman217 1 year ago
just took one of my bikes apart and put it back togather again to sort some stuff out sorry i didnt record it. nice videos you have going. Regards larry
larrythelookout 1 year ago
@larrythelookout
Hello Larry. Thanks for the appreciation!
187Premises 1 year ago
My bike doesn't even HAVE a battery. Gotta love vintage dirt-bikes, all mechanical. If it did, though, this would be an incredibly useful bit of information to have.
JETZcorp 1 year ago
@JETZcorp
Certainly! In an emergency you can always rely on a kick starter.
It is possible to buy one as a extra for this bike.
187Premises 1 year ago
Get better tools mate!! Don't use cheap ones or u ll gonna ruin the screws of the battery...
namphu 1 year ago
@namphu
Huh? That's an official Suzuki toolkit screwdriver.
187Premises 1 year ago
@187Premises
Exactly!!! You answered urself! The Suzuki toolkit is made to be for the emergency cases, and that's why all the tools u r using are small, so that u can bring them with u wherever u go.
But try real tools, like "snap-on" or "beta" and u ll understand what i mean mate!
Anyway it's just a suggestion, it also depends on how often u use them...cause the price is pretty shocking!
namphu 1 year ago