03-06-2008, 02:59 PM
mrbaggio Wrote:Does the battery charger do a better job than riding the bike around for an hour or so?
ASteele, RJ or PGK may be better equipped to explain the technicals of it... but my understanding is that it does. You might be able to find it in a search because I think it's been discussed here but something about the rectifier not charging the battery efficiently in that amount of time.
It's my understanding that a bike likely won't bump start on a completely dead battery. It needs some juice to run and you've got just enough that you can without it being able to power the starter. A charger should bring you back up to normal operating voltage.
It's entirely possible the battery is damaged beyond repair but I think a charge will do the trick. (Trickle charger if you want to go through long periods of sitting.)
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