Minister of Etc
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Hi all,
Subject says it all, really.
Thanks to 2 weeks of sitting parked outside in cold NYC weather, I couldn't start up my bike when I tried one morning. So I undid the Tupperware, pulled the battery to take it upstairs to trickle-charge it.
Once I checked the date on the battery, and saw that it was indeed OE (and thus 5 years old), I decided to order a new Yuasa battery. Received it, filled it, charged it up, and neither the new battery or the original will coax anything out of my bike.
I've installed each battery correctly in testing, and nothing happens when I turn the ignition -- no lights, no dash response, no clicks from the engine compartment, and of course, no cranking.
The scoot had nothing in its battery compartment for 2 days while I waited for the replacement to arrive, and I couldn't/can't trickle-charge because I street park.
Anyone have any tips for me while the snow melts here, so I don't have to tow the scoot to my dealer?
Thanks in advance!
MoE
Subject says it all, really.
Thanks to 2 weeks of sitting parked outside in cold NYC weather, I couldn't start up my bike when I tried one morning. So I undid the Tupperware, pulled the battery to take it upstairs to trickle-charge it.
Once I checked the date on the battery, and saw that it was indeed OE (and thus 5 years old), I decided to order a new Yuasa battery. Received it, filled it, charged it up, and neither the new battery or the original will coax anything out of my bike.
I've installed each battery correctly in testing, and nothing happens when I turn the ignition -- no lights, no dash response, no clicks from the engine compartment, and of course, no cranking.
The scoot had nothing in its battery compartment for 2 days while I waited for the replacement to arrive, and I couldn't/can't trickle-charge because I street park.
Anyone have any tips for me while the snow melts here, so I don't have to tow the scoot to my dealer?
Thanks in advance!
MoE