After a winter of no use, the battery was dead (I had forgotten to plug in my trickle charger). So, I plugged in the charger. After a couple of hours, lights would come on and dash indicators too, barely cranking though. Waited a few more hours and now - no lights or anything! Checked the fuses and they are all ok. The ignition switch seems ok too (continuity test across the battery goes from none to closed circuit when I turn the key).
Any ideas? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Adam
New battery
Don't argue or question, just get a new battery.
DavidR.
Plus 1 maybe 2
Bob W
Quote from: weymouth399 on June 30, 2011, 09:42:42 PM
Plus 1 maybe 2
Bob W
and unless you stabilized the gas, get ready to do carbs :bomb:
Battery
Didn't argue or question - just got a new battery. That did the trick. (I think they robbed me for $105.00 though).
Now on to the leaking fuel that suddenly appeared....
Thanks for the help. Any thoughts on the leak? I can see the hose spewing fuel from the bottom of the bike. Do I need to take the fuel tank off? Will it be obvious what the hose was supposed to connect to?
Adam
At a guess i would say carb overflow, stuck float maybe, ,
Quote from: aslovik on July 01, 2011, 01:09:14 PM
Didn't argue or question - just got a new battery. That did the trick. (I think they robbed me for $105.00 though).
Now on to the leaking fuel that suddenly appeared....
Thanks for the help. Any thoughts on the leak? I can see the hose spewing fuel from the bottom of the bike. Do I need to take the fuel tank off? Will it be obvious what the hose was supposed to connect to?
Adam
For $105, I hope you got the gold-plated AGM model... :shok:
Randy T
Indy
Here is the one I got of ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/UTX14-YTX14-BS-Yamaha-FJ1200-FZR1000-Motorcycle-Battery-/270775248923?pt=US_Batteries&hash=item3f0b76681b (http://cgi.ebay.com/UTX14-YTX14-BS-Yamaha-FJ1200-FZR1000-Motorcycle-Battery-/270775248923?pt=US_Batteries&hash=item3f0b76681b)
Has a 2 year warranty. I also got the Battery Tender Jr. to keep it charged until I get the bike ready..
Chris
New battery.... Just replaced mine, AGM for about 60 bucks. no kick starter, no choice. To old to push.... I carry a small set of jumper cables. I think they are for ATV and motorcycle use sold at local discount auto store in the 10 - 12 dollar range. Light duty but enough to handle 15 amps or so.
As a note if you order an AGM they can be sent through the post office cause they are sealed and the battery for the FJ is under the weight limit.