CBR 600 charging system?

mathyoomay · 07-19-2006, 11:19 PM

hey guys, i 've had this problem a couple of time that when I go for out of town rides (more than like 20 miles) i will turn the bike off and if I go to restart it doesnt have the juice to turn over. I ride to and fro from work everyday and I have no problems.

for example. I took the bike to Rockford for a ride which is about 40 miles away. I stopped for gas and when I went to restart it had no power. I had to boost it to get going again. this has happened more than once.

give me some input if you can.

BDA116 · 07-19-2006, 11:21 PM

Battery is dying/dead.

mathyoomay · 07-19-2006, 11:23 PM

i checked it BDA and it had a charge of like 12-13 while off. when started it was pushing like 14?

mathyoomay · 07-21-2006, 6:31 PM

anyone?

dattaway · 07-21-2006, 9:12 PM

Yes, your battery is flat. If your bike runs at 14 volts, there should be enough to force a quick charge.

seamus · 07-21-2006, 9:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mathyoomay

hey guys, i 've had this problem a couple of time that when I go for out of town rides (more than like 20 miles) i will turn the bike off and if I go to restart it doesnt have the juice to turn over. I ride to and fro from work everyday and I have no problems.

for example. I took the bike to Rockford for a ride which is about 40 miles away. I stopped for gas and when I went to restart it had no power. I had to boost it to get going again. this has happened more than once.

give me some input if you can.

When it's not restarting, how much time passes between shutdown and attempted start?

I would lean towards the battery also. If you give a "dead" battery enough time between heavy loads, it can gather the energy for a start. Hence, when you get to work and don't start it for 8+ hours, it "rests" enough to start the bike again. When a battery is failing, it can usually push enough power to keep running but can't draw deep enough to push the power needed to start a vehicle. I just went through the same thing with my Jeep. In fact, at startup, the battery pushed everything it had to the starter and my radio would lose all it's settings (time, radio presets, eq presets, etc). New battery, no issues.

Try borrowing a friend's good battery and see if it does the same thing.

mathyoomay · 07-21-2006, 10:54 PM

Thanks guys, I will rty it out.