2007 cbr 125 won't start unless jumped and only runs for a few seconds
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boyoboy
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Has the OP had his battery load tested at CTC ? said he was going to right away- and still hasn't ? That was 11? days ago?
You don't need to go up north to have your battery load tested. First things first - get the battery load tested ! and replace if req'd. Sheesh, simple instructions.
If you don't have tools your motorcycle tool kit would suffice to remove the battery. Best luck, and whatever you do- double check that you don't mix up the neg and positive terminals when installing a battery. This is critical.
You don't need to go up north to have your battery load tested. First things first - get the battery load tested ! and replace if req'd. Sheesh, simple instructions.
If you don't have tools your motorcycle tool kit would suffice to remove the battery. Best luck, and whatever you do- double check that you don't mix up the neg and positive terminals when installing a battery. This is critical.
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boyoboy
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does it die out when you remove the jumper cables? or does it die even with the boost battery still hooked up?
boyoboy
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spinning your wheels. clear as mud. frustrating as hell reading all of your replies.
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boyoboy
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Whats a battery tester? Proof read your replies for clarity.
As stated to you by others long ago - the only way to determine if your battery is good or bad is through a load test - at ctc or auto parts place etc.. wtf.
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boyoboy
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boyoboy
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Dies and shuts off? or just dies? would be quite the trick if your bike shut off its own key. fore head slap.
If it is not already filled - It should come with the liquid to fill it in a special container that is designed to dispense the right amount into each cell. That stuff is sulfuric acid, which is extremely nasty, so follow the instructions carefully. Upon doing so, normally the battery should have sufficient charge to start and run the engine without doing anything further. Do that, and go for a ride.
nah trust me i cant send you the link to the exact on i got cause it was the last one on amazon but ill send a link of a similar one and it dose not come with any acid at all not even in the box.
Yuasa YUAM223LA YB3L-A Battery, Automotive - Amazon Canada
Yuasa YUAM223LA YB3L-A Battery, Automotive - Amazon Canada
That battery is not suitable for your bike. It is an open (vented) flooded lead acid battery, not a maintenance-free type. The slightly higher charging voltage designed for a maintenance-free battery will constantly boil water out of the battery. And, your bike does not have a connection point for the corrosive gases that will be emitted by the vent on that battery.
The other thing to check, which I don't remember offhand, is the installation orientation in the bike. Flooded lead-acid batteries have to be installed straight up and down (obviously the caps pointed straight up). Sealed maintenance-free batteries (like the one originally in your bike) can be installed at an angle. The thing that I don't remember, is whether the battery box in that bike has the battery straight up and down, or tipped over slightly.
The other thing to check, which I don't remember offhand, is the installation orientation in the bike. Flooded lead-acid batteries have to be installed straight up and down (obviously the caps pointed straight up). Sealed maintenance-free batteries (like the one originally in your bike) can be installed at an angle. The thing that I don't remember, is whether the battery box in that bike has the battery straight up and down, or tipped over slightly.
The correct battery for your bike - a maintenance-free type, without the push-in easily-removable yellow plastic caps - should be delivered either (A) filled, or (B) with a special container with 6 little chambers each filled with the pre-proportioned amount of sulfuric acid for each cell, and with a replacement strip of caps that you permanently install on the battery after it has been filled.
If that's not what you get, it's either the wrong battery or you bought it from the wrong supplier (or both).
The sting of poor quality remains long after the joy of cheap price is forgotten.
If that's not what you get, it's either the wrong battery or you bought it from the wrong supplier (or both).
The sting of poor quality remains long after the joy of cheap price is forgotten.
These little bikes don't have much of a charging system. If the battery is cooked and dead as a doornail (which is highly likely, in view of what was just posted!) it's not guaranteed that the alternator will produce a sufficiently stable voltage with the engine at idle speed.
