ok, so my new rectifier came in. i toss it in, toss the new battery in, jump the bike w/ the civic's battery, and it's running, but the headlight and dash lights are all cycling w/ the motor kinda of like flicker bright/flicker dark.
i decide to take it for a ride...
the speedo doesn't work. sometimes... when i give the bike a little throttle around 3-4k rpms (just to cruise), the speedo is on. when i tap the brake, the speedo comes on. when i use the turn signals the speedo comes on with the blinks.
the bike hesitates when giving it heavy gas. kind of like a misfire... and the headlight dims. solution? tap the brake, the headlight brightens and the bike runs fine.
annnnd the battery isn't charging. ideas?
i put the multimeter on the battery as i gave the bike gas and the voltage drops. is that correct?
i don't know shit about eletronics, but it seems the opposites are happening all over the place. tap the brake (use more juice) and the headlight brightens? don't give the bike heavy throttle and the speedo works?
I Am Mike
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2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
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Did you get a full charge on the battery before you put it in?
If not, then it aint right at all, you cant just jump a new bike battery. Do you need to borrow a charger?
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
i trickled it with a car battery. when i put it in it was at like 11.5V. after riding it is down to like 10.9V.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
How'd you trickle charge it with a car battery? You may have killed it already with too many amps.
You can borrow my trickle charger if you bring back my speakers.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
i just hooked it up to a charged car battery that was sitting on the garage floor. andrew said to do it!
the guy at coleman said you can't charge a fresh battery with a trickle charger...
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Mike Wrote:the guy at coleman said you can't charge a fresh battery with a trickle charger...
That guy is a dummy. Fill it, charge it for ~6 hours and put it in the bike....
Andrew killed 4 batteries in a span of 6 months. I've killed none, and put a new battery in each of my bikes, charged with a 1.5 amp charger before putting them in.
 hrug:
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
hrpmh... yeah, i did some reading and it seems the first charge is super important. i guess i'll be over tomorrow night 
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Drop me an email during the day tomorrow, I might be in Baltimore tomorrow night.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
bring it to work? meet you at lunchers? i'll bring speaks.
I Am Mike
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2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Cant fit speakers in a tankbag...... I'll bring it to work though.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
why are you not on IM? this is stupid. are you going home at all after work?
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Because I'm updating my resume and watching Firefly.
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"A motorcycle battery should never receive the kind of high-rate booster charge intended for a car battery"
I'll be home after work for a while, probably until 8.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
I never said to do it! I just didn't know better enough to stop you
Good thing you've got that warranty :-D
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
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-Ginger
now if only i had a warranty on those fairing clips...
NOBODY LET ANDREW NEAR YOUR BIKE!
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.
Mike if you still need a charger... i have one... for this very purpose! i still shoulda bought a honda... looks like i'm going to kill Ben after my carb rebuild... 
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You can borrow my Deltran if you need to.
They're only $50 so you might as well buy one now if you're going to own a bike for any significant period of time.
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I think I've got a diasese.
When it comes to Ryan Jenkins, the story ends with me putting him in the wall.
2009 Speed Triple | 2006 DR-Z400SM | 1999 CBR600F4 | 1998 Jeep Cherokee
-Ginger
asteele2 Wrote:I think I've got a diasese. Told you dude, you gotta double wrap that shit when you're with Maeng & RJ's mom in the same night.
Uh, if what they say doesnt work, or whatever, it sounds an awful lot like a grounding problem. Make sure all the grounds are connected, and if they are, hit them a couple times with a wire brush to make sure you ahve good contact.
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.RJ Wrote:"A motorcycle battery should never receive the kind of high-rate booster charge intended for a car battery"
I'll be home after work for a while, probably until 8. thats why you dont get a high rate charger. All batteries charge better with lower amperage, it just takes longer.
My charger is 2 amp (switchable to 1amp)
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