What year is your bike? If it's an older Nighthawk, it's possible that long of a ride might not have been enough. I am not a mechanic, but from what I have heard here and from my mechanic the charging systems on the older Nighthawks are weak. Someone on here should be able to say for sure. How old is your current battery? I would put the battery on a charger and fully charge it. See how it performs for a few days before going out and getting a new battery. But if your battery is really old, may be a good opportunity to just replace it.
Good luck! MN Blue On May 31, 7:09 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Try getting a new battery... > > > > -----Original Message----- > Date: Monday, May 31, 2010 5:54:38 am > To: [email protected] > From: "Keith Kindred" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] battery issue > > Hey All, > > Took a nice, long ride today but left the lights on at my sisters. Tried to > jump the bike with cables and my brother in law's truck (without starting > truck). Wouldn't even turn over. Check and rechecked to see jumper cables > connected properly. Still nothing. Get it started with a push start, ride > 50 miles home at 55/60 mph most of the way. Pull up my drive, turn off the > bike and click, click, bike is turning over (barely). Shouldn't that long > of a ride have been enough time to recharge the battery at those speeds? > And why wouldn't the jump from his truck have at least turned the bike over > (the lights did come on)? > > Any ideas? Battery getting to0 bad to hold a charge? > > Thanks for any input, > > Keith > > Ann Arbor, Michigan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
