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Hey all!
So I acquired my first bike, a 1981 GL500, about a month ago and have been loving learning to ride so far.
Today I had my first dead battery, and it is 100% dead dead - no indicator lights, nothing from the starter, nada. I believe I accidentally left the key turned to P and maybe that killed it?
After some quick googling i got a buddy to push me down the street and after 3 or 4 tries managed to get the bike running and keep running, but it was not well at all. It kept nearly dying even with the choke out and it was very sputtery and inconsistent sounding. After running a few minutes to warm up i tried putting it back in gear and got halfway down the culdesac before it died on me again, the battery is back to being 100% dead.
Previously it ran well (bit jumpy in idle but nothing too bad) and the battery was replaced only a couple months before i bought it.
How do i go about charging the battery, and is it normal for the engine to run so poorly after a dead battery like this, or did i screw it up by trying to push start?
My roommate (slightly more experienced rider, about 6mo experience) has a newer CBR500 and a trickle charger for that, can I use his charger somehow or do those only work for modern bikes?
This bike also happens to be my first vehicle of my own, and i don't have much more than a working understanding of engine function but i want to learn, so any pointers towards places to learn more about bike maintenance/repair would be much appreciated.
So I acquired my first bike, a 1981 GL500, about a month ago and have been loving learning to ride so far.
Today I had my first dead battery, and it is 100% dead dead - no indicator lights, nothing from the starter, nada. I believe I accidentally left the key turned to P and maybe that killed it?
After some quick googling i got a buddy to push me down the street and after 3 or 4 tries managed to get the bike running and keep running, but it was not well at all. It kept nearly dying even with the choke out and it was very sputtery and inconsistent sounding. After running a few minutes to warm up i tried putting it back in gear and got halfway down the culdesac before it died on me again, the battery is back to being 100% dead.
Previously it ran well (bit jumpy in idle but nothing too bad) and the battery was replaced only a couple months before i bought it.
How do i go about charging the battery, and is it normal for the engine to run so poorly after a dead battery like this, or did i screw it up by trying to push start?
My roommate (slightly more experienced rider, about 6mo experience) has a newer CBR500 and a trickle charger for that, can I use his charger somehow or do those only work for modern bikes?
This bike also happens to be my first vehicle of my own, and i don't have much more than a working understanding of engine function but i want to learn, so any pointers towards places to learn more about bike maintenance/repair would be much appreciated.