And the hits just keep on coming!!!!

[CALSCRAZY]

i go out to fire up black beauty and let her idle for a few mins and....she won't start so if anyone knows a good replacement battery brand could you let me know. i'm sure my procrastinating on the battery tender caused this to bite me in the arse!!!

[caffeinejunkee]

Are you sure it's the battery?

[AndreRA3]

I've heard good things about Yuasa (from back when I rode a '74 CB750, a bike famous for having electrical gremlins).

http://www.yuasabatteries.com/motorcycle.asp

[Duc_LOrange]

Hmmm... When you turn the key, do you get lights/gauges, or nothing?

[bbernardo8]

I have a Yuasa trickle charger. Its worth the money to get a trickle charger. They can revive a dead battery. $30 well spent

[badfish2]

Originally Posted by bryant8

I have a Yuasa trickle charger. Its worth the money to get a trickle charger. They can revive a dead battery. $30 well spent

i hear bryant also has a "tickle" charger....he'll let you borrow that, too i've only used yuasa's as replacements...but i've only had to do that a couple times. no complaints.

[AndreRA3]

I have a trickle charger I'm not using. I'll be happy to sell it to you for 10 bucks...

shoot me a PM if interested.

[fastwin]

If it is indeed the battery then yes, lesson learned. :angel: Battery Tenders get my vote for invention of the century! I have one for everyone of my bikes and they stay plugged in continually if I'm not riding them. OK, it probably adds $50/month to my electric bill! [cheeky] But it is more than worth it! I have two '04 bikes with original batteries in excellent condition and no plan to replace them anytime soon. Whenever you get up and running (body-wise) go get a Battery Tender! Chaparral Motorsports mail order has had them at a very nice discount on the "clearance/close out" section of their homepage for a really long time. I have ordered 2-3 over the last year at the discount price. Check it out. [thumbsup]

[giannis]

Ducati uses Yuasa from the factory..

[Ronr]

Trickle chargers are great but in my experience they suck if your battery is dead. You need a real manly Chuck Norris style charger to awaken it from death and then go back to trickling.