I recently bought a 98 st2 with aprox 23k on it, it had been down and had broken fairings. It has never started right, I could get it to start by using a battery charger on jump, but it seems to have a lot of trouble turning over. The guy i bought it from told me it needed a new battery.
Im in the process of converting to a streetfighter/naked bike, so I moved the battery to under the seat. (got a new one)
The owner of my local motorcycle shop tells me that any 12 volt battery should be able to start the bike, but it wouldnt crank for as long.. (dont know whether to believe him or not) but i went ahead and bought a parts unlimited ytz10s battery
hooked it up, and the bike will just barely start sometimes, other times it wont start at all. it will start with a charger on jump, but still seems weak
I bypassed the selenoid from just the battery, and same story. put the cable of the charger on jump to the starter, a little better but still doesnt work right.
Does it sound like I need a new starter? or my old battery was bad and the new one isnt powerful enough, so i need a new big one?
Getting anxious to get this thing on the road, so any help is greatly appriciated, Thanks
Im in the process of converting to a streetfighter/naked bike, so I moved the battery to under the seat. (got a new one)
The owner of my local motorcycle shop tells me that any 12 volt battery should be able to start the bike, but it wouldnt crank for as long.. (dont know whether to believe him or not) but i went ahead and bought a parts unlimited ytz10s battery
hooked it up, and the bike will just barely start sometimes, other times it wont start at all. it will start with a charger on jump, but still seems weak
I bypassed the selenoid from just the battery, and same story. put the cable of the charger on jump to the starter, a little better but still doesnt work right.
Does it sound like I need a new starter? or my old battery was bad and the new one isnt powerful enough, so i need a new big one?
Getting anxious to get this thing on the road, so any help is greatly appriciated, Thanks