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Old 01-11-2016 | 11:03 AM
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My bike sat for 3 weeks, this morning I go to start it and dead battery. I put jumper cables on it and the turn signal indicators on the dash light up and stay on solid, Also the rear turn signals light up and stay lit. This is without turning it on. They stay on when I turn the key and the bike won't start? Any ideas
 

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Old 01-11-2016 | 12:05 PM
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Yes, go buy a new battery.
 
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Old 01-11-2016 | 12:39 PM
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and don't let it sit for three weeks, it's the bikes way of tell you off for doing that...

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Old 01-11-2016 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by KCFLHRC
Yes, go buy a new battery.
And a battery tender.
 
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Old 01-11-2016 | 12:54 PM
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Low voltage can make electronics misbehave. Also, once you let your battery go dead...you have permanently damaged it, and it's days are numbered.

Buy a new battery, & put it on a tender if you let it sit for more than a few days.
 
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Old 01-11-2016 | 03:31 PM
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Thanks guy's thats what I was hoping to hear. I picked up a new battery today at lunch and I'll install it tonight. I'll also start using the my battery tender. Found out at Battery Plus that my battery was bought in November of 2013 and it had a 2 year warranty. Of course, if it died 2 months ago I would have got a new one for free.....
 
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