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Originally Posted by AmyF
I just bought the motorcycle battery two days ago - brand new battery. I can go back out there now and see if it dips when I try to start the bike.  Frustrated. |
Did you charge the New battery before using it? You must fully charge a brand new battery before installing it!
You have to be careful about charging new batteries properly, it can effect battery life.
Also if the bike is running and you put the meter on it at idle the charging system should make the voltage at the batter greater than 12V so 14V is what I think is Ideal. If the voltage while the bike is running is 12v or lower then it is running off the batter and not charging at all.
You want to check the charging voltage while the bike is running! The voltage will tell you weather or not your bike is charging the battery.
Then you methodically check each electrical component until you find the guilty party.