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Ok So i sit on this site all day everyday at work and see these threads all the time, but never one that pertains to my situation. Excuse this being lenthy because im going to try to explain EVERYTHING.
I have an 09 Cbr 600rr, and the battery died on me a few weeks ago. I jumped the battery with my girlfriends car. Bike started, rode it home about 35 mins in the rain.
So now comes today... I have not been able to ride for about 2 to 2 and 1/2 weeks due to work and random life crap. I go to start the bike, and there is no charge guage cluster wont even start to run its cycle. I hook it up to the battery charger we had at my house, running 12 volts 2 amps, kept it on for about 5 mins, I go to turn the key, guage cluster turns on rpm guage goes to about 1k and everything stops and it drops back down to no power, I then try running the battery charger at 12volts 20 amps. same thing. finally i say **** it thinking the battery is just dead and i cant really **** it up further, so i cranked the battery charger to 12volts 240 amps, Bike starts right up, when i press the starter button, but when i let my thumb off the starter it dies. Tried this method a few times to trouble shoot and see if i can trouble shoot anything myself (Keep in mind i know the VERY basics but im farrrrr from a gearhead or on any of your's technical level) Tried this a few times, bike will run for as long as i have my thumb on the starter button, tried starting with no throttle mid throttle and full throttle but no matter the throttle positioning the bike starts perfectly fine and then shuts down the second i take my thumb off the starter.
Please tell me someone here can make me look stupid and let it be a simple problem. Remember im not to tech savy but any help is greatly appreciated compared to just the $100 an hour the stealership is going to charge me.
Is it just a dead battery? is this something bigger?