help gettin her started?

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hey guys. just tried firing up the bike. nothing. charged the battery up and it tried to crank up but didnt. i let it charge longer and then i kept getting a fast ticking sound which sounded like it came from a box behind the battery. my dash was lit up normal and i heard the fuel pump and everything turn on. any ideas what it could be?05 gsxr 1000.hope to get some advice.thanks

[MJD41985]

That happen to mine... Believe it or not it was a bad ground on the bike. I was positive it was a good ground but not good enough. I also had that clicking nose coming from behind the battery. I'm sure you just need a better connection.

[MysteriousR1]

Sounds to me like a bad battery. Every time ive heard that fast ticking its been a bad battery, car or bike. Just not enough to spin the starter.

[butcher bergs]

battery or connection

[Degsy]

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Starter relay chattering. Your battery is jabunk

[Doc]

Did you take the battery out over the winter?

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i hope thats the problem..i just bought the battery last march though? im gonna try to jump it tomorrow again.if i jump it and let it charge the battery should be all set right?

[MJD41985]

Did you take the battery out over the winter?

Thats a no Doc.

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Did you take the battery out over the winter?

no doc. didnt take it out.just bought it so i figured it would be ok

[Doc]

If it freezes it dies.

[Stoneman]

Sounds to me like a bad battery. Every time ive heard that fast ticking its been a bad battery, car or bike. Just not enough to spin the starter.

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Starter relay chattering. Your battery is jabunk

If it freezes it dies.

[Doc]

and he thought he wouldn't learn anything from the slow guys that go around in circles...

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and he thought he wouldn't learn anything from the slow guys that go around in circles...

hahaha.neva said that...i hope there is a damn warranty on the battery.im looking at the reciept and i bought it april 21 last year for 73 dollars..

[Doc]

But did it freeze?

[butcher bergs]

i hope thats the problem..i just bought the battery last march though? im gonna try to jump it tomorrow again.if i jump it and let it charge the battery should be all set right?

Before you throw money at a new battery, remove it from the bike and try a 2amp charge for 8-10 hrs first. The bike's charging system alone is not enough to bring the battery back up and it can be taxing to the entire system, battery included.

[MysteriousR1]

If a battery freezes its no good?

[Degsy]

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If it freezes uncharged it dies. With a charge it will be fine.

[Doc]

I thought it had something to do with spliting the cells... I have never had a battery come back from freezing... but I differ to Degs he is smarter than me.

[cookie]

how do i tell if its frozen? do i hook up the battery into a battery charger which i plug into the wall?

[Degsy]

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Did your car start every morning this winter? Mine did and it was freezing at least 60 nights.

[Degsy]

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how do i tell if its frozen? do i hook up the battery into a battery charger which i plug into the wall?

Listen for a rapid clicking sound in spring. Lol. You could try a charger for 8 hours at 2A like bergs says but that battery is always going to limp by at best probably.

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Listen for a rapid clicking sound in spring. Lol. You could try a charger for 8 hours at 2A like bergs says but that battery is always going to limp by at best probably.

lol.now i know what a freezing battery sounds like. to bad it wont thaw out as fast as it froze

[Doc]

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Did your car start every morning this winter? Mine did and it was freezing at least 60 nights.

Yes but I thought the car battery was bigger and took longer to freeze than a small motorcycle battery.

[Stoneman]

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Did your car start every morning this winter? Mine did and it was freezing at least 60 nights.

Yes but I thought the car battery was bigger and took longer to freeze than a small motorcycle battery.

You car battery remains fully charged, thus is WON'T freeze...

[DuncanMoto]

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Don't get me started here.
Read the directions that came with your battery.
Bring it to a shop and have them test the cells if it's an AGM.