| Author | Message | ||
     Snackbar64 |
My Firebolt stalled out at work yesterday and from what everyone is telling me it seems it could be the battery. I checked the connections and found no signs of corrosion, or loose connections. The bike had just shown no sign of life all of a sudden, but now there's power to everything. The bike was slow to turn over which is a pure sign of not enough battery power, but now that problem has ceased. Is a bad battery supposed to function this way, or should it just get weaker and weaker until it dies? | ||
| Chainsaw |
You should be able to have the battery tested for free at a local MC shop. Guessing you have the original battery (I do too), so it's not out of the realm of possibility. That said, my original battery has outlasted 2 Voltage Regulators and one Stator. (Same battery as the 2002 VROD in case you don't have a Buell Dealer close) | ||
| Cataract2 |
Get a voltage tested and see what the battery's voltage is. It should be somewhere around 12.86 volts I think. Now, when the bike is running it should be 14 volts at 3600 RPM. | ||
| Snackbar64 |
Thanks, I'll have to check that out today. | ||
| Buellistic |
Lets cut the "BUELLschitte" !!! Get a NEW BATTERY every two years ... Due your electrical system a favor ... Put on a TRICKLE CHARGER when not riding ... You will never be on the side of the road with a DEAD BATTERY, "PLUS" "i" do not have those phantom electrical problems !!! Works for me, still have the original alternator/voltage regulator and have 88k on the odometer ... (Message edited by buellistic on April 03, 2006) | ||
| Snackbar64 |
Will the battery from my Blast fit the Firebolt? |
