Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Dead battery :-(

Oh dear, I went to fire up the old girl this morning and was greeted with the sick sounds of a battery that's gone belly-up. Such a shame. I was afraid this was going to happen, ever since that time it got fully discharged last year.

So I ordered an AGM sealed battery sized to fit the F650GS from BMW of Santa Cruz. At about 80 bucks shipped I hope I get a few years out of the thing.

Now I need a new trickle charger, I guess. It sounds like the old Battery Tender isn't going to work with this thing.
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3 comments:

  1. JDMarch 29, 2009 at 9:20 AM

    *sigh* They tell me it's stuck in port thanks to Homeland Security. Seven to ten days they said... 12 days ago.

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  2. terryApril 27, 2009 at 11:56 PM

    hi - i have a question i'm hoping you can help me out with (i'm sure it's an easy question but i don't know anything about bikes). i have a 2005 f650 gs and i have not touched it in 2 years now. the battery is completely dead - the bike shows no sign of life.

    1) is the standard battery lead acid or gel?
    2) is there any way of resurrecting the battery?
    3) if so, i have the bmw advanced battery charging system - will this work?
    4) if (3) won't work, any other suggestions?
    5) if i have to get a new battery and order it online, what do i have to do once i receive it?

    any help you can provide is greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!

    terry
    r44217@yahoo.com

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  3. AnonymousDecember 15, 2009 at 10:11 PM

    I have a 2009 F650GS and a BMW Advanced System Battery Charger, with the cigarette lighter adapter for charging the battery. Can anyone tell me the proper suequence to charge my battery using the AC port? I've tried a number of combinations, to no avail. Thanks

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