How do I know if my battery is being charged? I have to keep putting a charger on the bike to get it started about every week or so. When I attach the charger it shows the battery only being at about 20% but I have 12 volts. After about 15 minuets, it is up to 100% and the bike starts fine.

While the bike is idling I get .8 amps and when I rev it to 3500 rpm’s I get 8 amps. This is with the amp probe on the + wire directly off the battery.

So can anyone tell me if my bike is trying to charge the battery and my battery is bad or is the bike not charging the battery and the something else is wrong.

The battery is about 3 years old.
The bike is 2000 R1

 

hey bro. are you using a digital meter or analog? cause the digital would be able to get you a better reading...... you should set your meter to volts.... then you'll know if the charging system is working.....

 

The best thing to do is just sell me the r1 cheap and let me put a new battery in it. I think me owning the bike would work out for both of us. cause now u wont have to worry about the battery charging anymore. sound good, good, u take paypal?

 

good call... that way he could get a real bike, like the new ZX10....

 

not to start any trouble but i must say i would go with the new R1 raven over the zx10 i know i know but the performance is about the same but the looks of the black R1 is ,well, mmmmmmmmmmmm JMO

 

i like this one myself....

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$$$$$$$$$$$$ the local shop has one in the showroom with a sign on it saying, please have $20000 deposit before sitting on bike. lol

 

i know every shop that carries that bike has a sign that says DO NOT SIT!!!!! f-u damb stealership.... but this one is really nice too...

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wow i like that one as much as the raven damn u mad kaw now i want both thanks buddy

 

how about this one....

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