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BIKE WONT START #517067 04/18/2013 11:28 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 142 wales proudwelshman707 OP Adjunct
OP proudwelshman707 Adjunct Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 142 wales	went to start my bike for the first time in a while and all I got was a lot of clicking, it's been on trickle charge all winter. is it just a knackered battery or is it something more serious, any idea's?????

Re: BIKE WONT START proudwelshman707 #517068 04/18/2013 11:43 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,271 Likes: 17 Tennessee mikemm03 Saddle Sore
mikemm03 Saddle Sore Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,271 Likes: 17 Tennessee	Sounds like the battery is toasted, check the connections if those are good get the battery load tested. It's not speeding till you get pulled over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqa1s4jhkQ8

Re: BIKE WONT START mikemm03 #517069 04/18/2013 2:09 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,212 Alberta, Canada edmspeedmaster Oil Expert
edmspeedmaster Oil Expert Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,212 Alberta, Canada	stuff over the winter can erode a bit on the connections, depends on where it was kept, check all the connections make sure there is no rust etc otherwise could be just the battery, a toasted battery on trickle will still be a toasted battery 2007 Speedmaster and miss it! 2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it! Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary

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