This bike is about to drive me insane. Bought it in February and put a few hundred miles on it. Needed tires so I took the wheels off and had them mounted. Put them back on and also checked the air filter while I was at it. Put it back together and it wouldn't start. Told it was probably the fuel actuator so I replaced it today. Still wanted to idle rough so I pulled the fuel filter and cleaned it out. Reassembled again and it started right up. I let it idle up to operating temp with no issues. Cut it off and let it cool down. Had an errand to run so I hooked it up to my battery tender (which I do with all mine when they're not being used) also filled up my gas can and brought it back. Added a couple of gallons and when I turned the key my battery was flat? It had blown two fuses also. I did have it still hooked to the tender when I turned the key. Replaced the fuses and hooked it to a regular charger. It's been on the charger for over 3 hours now and still is not taking a charge. What the hell have I done? Thanks for any help I can get.
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1998 K1200RS Battery
- Thread starter cpo252
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k1200 rs battery
a battery tender (2amp) should NOT blow any fuses - a charger @ 10+amps might - but still should NOT. - do u have a inline fuse on battery tender + leed ?.
if battery is toast - u - might have - fried the tender - ck its output volts- no more than 13.4 ish.
i'd think u have a short somewhere . trace circuits of blown fuses - for shorts, even if u have to go into main fuse/ relay box - & pull main harness connectors &/ or relays - till ohm short stops.
on e bay look for "chrome battery co". & get a new AMG battery for $35 20amp - 2 yr warranty - they work great & they ship fast - no core charge
a battery tender (2amp) should NOT blow any fuses - a charger @ 10+amps might - but still should NOT. - do u have a inline fuse on battery tender + leed ?.
if battery is toast - u - might have - fried the tender - ck its output volts- no more than 13.4 ish.
i'd think u have a short somewhere . trace circuits of blown fuses - for shorts, even if u have to go into main fuse/ relay box - & pull main harness connectors &/ or relays - till ohm short stops.
on e bay look for "chrome battery co". & get a new AMG battery for $35 20amp - 2 yr warranty - they work great & they ship fast - no core charge
I'll second the "you've got a short" opinion. Blown fuses and a dead battery say the electricity is going places it shouldn't.
Start looking for pinched wires, most likely in the areas you've just worked (assuming these problems didn't exist before you did your wrenching).
How many miles on the bike?
Start looking for pinched wires, most likely in the areas you've just worked (assuming these problems didn't exist before you did your wrenching).
How many miles on the bike?
