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Old 08-19-2008   #13 (permalink)
jukief
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Originally Posted by CheriAnn View Post
Whoops! Forgot to answer this....no. He thought about getting one, but I encouraged him not to until he finds the culprit. He rides the bike alot, so it really doesn't sit for very long at a time in between rides. Maybe 2 days at the most....
Cheri, I feel your pain. my battery died while we were on our trip last week. It was a giant PITA because we couldn't push-start it (we tried) and had to have it towed to a Yamaha dealer (the only motorcycle shop in miles and miles). The mechanic there told me that these batteries can really have problems holding a charge, and he recommended keeping a trickle charger on it ALL THE TIME! I've never used one, not even during the winter when the bike can sit in the cold garage without being started for a month at a time. I'm not so sure what I think about his advice, but that darned battery cost me so much that I'm going to take care of it.
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