Every bike on the market today has a 12-volt battery buuut … that’s not really the truth. Its power isn’t fully charged unless somewhere in the area of 12.5 volts after its been off the charger for a few hours. Here’s where things get a bit funny.
You threw your battery on the charger Wednesday night and here you are Friday evening, beer-in-hand as you prepare to warm up the bike for an oil change. Before you pull the charger off, you check and find a charge of 12.3 volts. “Meh, it should be ok”.
I mean, it’s a 12-volt system anyway but when you disconnect the charger and turn over the motor, the starter barely cranks. You keep fighting. The engine sputters a little. Maybe it barks to life but the headlight is dim at idle. Now your bike won’t idle well and doesn’t want to keep running unless you rev the RPMs slightly high.
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