Bike Won’t Start

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Jorge5233
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Bike Won’t Start

#1 Unread post by Jorge5233 »

Hey, I have a 1985 Honda Shadow VT700 with 24,000 miles on it. Last week it died on me and figured it was the battery. I jumped it and it started just fine. I got a new battery the next day cause the old one wasn’t keeping a charge. Then two days later the bike didn’t start up. The dash lights and headlights came on, but I did hear a clicking noise under my seat. I’m lost on what to do now.

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#2 Unread post by ZooTech »

Two batteries have failed now, so you either have a parasitic drain when the bike is OFF, or trouble with your charging system.

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#3 Unread post by bikes quest »

I think your new battery is having some problem and charging system is not working at all after a couple of working hours.

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#4 Unread post by kevinsteele09 »

Jorge5233 wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2020 10:18 am Two batteries have failed now, so you either have a parasitic drain when the bike is OFF, or trouble with your charging system.
I don't think it's the battery exactly but you may want to check the battery connections to be tight and I also think it may be some kind of leakage even if your bike is off.
By the way what about the starter?

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#5 Unread post by Annette1425 »

Jorge5233 wrote: Sun Aug 09, 2020 10:18 am Hey, I have a 1985 Honda Shadow VT700 with 24,000 miles on it. Last week it died on me and figured it was the battery. I jumped it and it started just fine. I got a new battery the next day cause the old one wasn’t keeping a charge. Then two days later the bike didn’t start up. The dash lights and headlights came on, but I did hear a clicking noise under my seat. I’m lost on what to do now.
I think your charging system not working properly.
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#6 Unread post by NorthernPete »

My 1500 Vulcan had a similar issue I guess. It would start, run fine for a bit, then lights would go, then it’d die. Fiat battery. Charge the battery, be fine for a bit then same thing. It was my voltage regulator, it’d be fine until it’d warm up, then it’d poop the bed and the bike would just stink the juice from the battery with no recharge.

Just another idea for the basket, it could be something else but it might be that.
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