Dead battery - charging confusion
Discussion
Hi everyone
Disclaimer - as will soon become apparent, I am a motorcycle thicko.
I bought my first bike - a BMW G650GS Sertao - about 4 or 5 years ago. It's been almost faultless in all that time up until I let is sit for 4 months over winter without riding it. I started it up briefly about a month ago, but life has gotten in the way again.
The battery, as you may have guessed, is now completely dead. There was a flicker in the display when I turned the key, but that was seemingly it's last breath.
I have tried to bump start it without success. The battery is probably 3 years old. I do a max of 2,000 miles per annum.
Please could someone advise what my best / quickest / cheapest cause of action is?
Should I buy a new battery?
Can I charge it / jump start it using a car charger?
My other bit of cluelessness....I have a lead protruding from the battery as per the attached photo for the trickle-charging - can I buy a motorcycle battery charger that fits this and plug it in to give it some charge, start the bike and solve my problems, or would that not work for a battery that is completely dead?
Does this trickle-charge lead only fit a specific trickle charger and how would I find out what that is?
As is probably apparent from this note....your help is needed....and much appreciated!
Cheers
Tim
Disclaimer - as will soon become apparent, I am a motorcycle thicko.
I bought my first bike - a BMW G650GS Sertao - about 4 or 5 years ago. It's been almost faultless in all that time up until I let is sit for 4 months over winter without riding it. I started it up briefly about a month ago, but life has gotten in the way again.
The battery, as you may have guessed, is now completely dead. There was a flicker in the display when I turned the key, but that was seemingly it's last breath.
I have tried to bump start it without success. The battery is probably 3 years old. I do a max of 2,000 miles per annum.
Please could someone advise what my best / quickest / cheapest cause of action is?
Should I buy a new battery?
Can I charge it / jump start it using a car charger?
My other bit of cluelessness....I have a lead protruding from the battery as per the attached photo for the trickle-charging - can I buy a motorcycle battery charger that fits this and plug it in to give it some charge, start the bike and solve my problems, or would that not work for a battery that is completely dead?
Does this trickle-charge lead only fit a specific trickle charger and how would I find out what that is?
As is probably apparent from this note....your help is needed....and much appreciated!
Cheers
Tim
I've got this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B098WVPKXW/ref...
It comes with different leads to connect to your battery and will revive it, though I suspect it is terminally damaged and might need replacing soon. Your battery needs regular topping up/conditioning due to your low mileage.
It comes with different leads to connect to your battery and will revive it, though I suspect it is terminally damaged and might need replacing soon. Your battery needs regular topping up/conditioning due to your low mileage.
Edited by goonerfromlag on Sunday 7th April 17:34
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