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Gjm
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 - 11:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
My 05' XB12 has been sitting for about 8 weeks. When I went to start it today, I turned it on and got nothing, no lights, nothing. I thought the battery was dead. I hooked it up to my car to jump it. It started when it was hooked up to my car, but when the bike was running and I disconnected the jumper cables, the bike stopped. I tried this several times but it would not stay running unless it was hooked up to the car battery. Is this a battery issue? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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Froggy
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 - 11:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Battery could be shot, or it didn't have enough of a charge to keep the bike running. Charge the battery, try again, get a voltmeter and keep it handy.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 08:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Sounds like a dead dead dead battery.
These AGM batteries die oddly sometimes.
The original battery for my X1 died suddenly on the highway and the bike just stopped like the key was turned.
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Xb9rnutt
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 09:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I was told along time ago that motorcycle batteries need to have some higher rpms to charge then just idle. Not sure if that was an old myth.

But 5 yrs for a battery it maybe safe to replace anyways.
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Brumbear
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 10:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
The battery is stone ass dead replace it and check the charging system when you do. Buell's tend to beat hell out of a battery anyway.
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Ourdee
Posted on Saturday, May 01, 2010 - 10:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
IF, the terminals are tight, the bat. is dead.
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