A lot of things need to be considered.What is the outside temp. Battery
power drops rapidly with low temps. starter current increases rapidly with
low temps.there are charts that will display these drops. You would be
shocked!. Every night I put the surface charger on my max & trike and they
stay until I ride again[ usually daily ]. This does many good things but
mostly it relieves the load on the alternator after first starting.i.e.. the
battery is fully charged before starting. Bradford
----- Original Message -----
From: Mario C Aguiar
To: V-MAX TECH LIST
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: Backfiring when starting...
Guedo wrote:
> This post disturbs me a bit. I am a fair mechanic. I
> bought my Max at the end of August this year. I
> ordered it and it is a 2001. I have put 2000 miles on
> her. I am in Ohio and I am insured till Dec 1st.
What part of Ohio are you located at???
> About
> two weeks ago I put her away but hoped for another day
> of riding before 12-1-00.
> I went out to start her on Thanksgiving and the
> battery was noticeable low. The thing that scared me
> was the starter. I only got maybe three revolutions on
> it before the solenoid disengaged and the starter
> spinned out without turning the engine. In the first
> place I am very disapointed in the battery's ability
> to maintain a charge but worse than that I have never
> cranked the starter more than maybe 5 revolutions on a
> full charge. It has not been abused. Should I take
> the bike back to the dealer?
Yes!
> Or is this typical? I
> hope not because without a kick starter I would hate
> to push this 600 lb monster.
That's why I got married to a woman who's very strong and has good
teeth...:)
Mario
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