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hollis

i left my 955i on the park position one day and had to charge the battery to crank it. on the way home all the electronics quit and the bike shut off. it wouldn't hold a charge so i bought a new battery, installed it and now it still won't start. when i hit the start button all the lights dim and nothing happens. all the fuses are good and the battery is fully charged. any suggestions?

Japawhat02

did you clean your connections?????
sounds like maybe a switch problem...
Id go through and check all the connections again.

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trafficfixr

Sounds like you have a short. Check every wire around your battery and starter(especially around the starter). Maybe something got too close to a hot part and melted the insulation off and shorted.
Good luck, hope this helps.

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bradtx

Hollis, I'm thinking switch problem also, primarily the ignition switch. Cycle it a dozen times or so from P to ON. Most of the time in America P is just a 'whatzdatdo-ain'tdatcute' position and going to it may've loosened some debris. A quick check to insure voltage to the starter is the low oil pressure indicator. It should come on pre start-up (give it a couple of seconds tho').

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hollis

why would the battery drop down to 6-8 volts everytime i turn the key on?

RkyMtnDave

I've been having issues with my '02 battery and charging system after the same mistake. I had the battery regulator replaced and that seemed to fix the problem.
Then after sitting in the garage for the winter, more charging problems developed. Sometimes the bike would charge the battery and other times it wouldn't. I'll be picking it up from the shop today after they have checked the system (about two weeks) and found a bad cell in the battery. Its been very frustrating for me and the shop. :hammer:
Good luck

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doodledog

I in MHO think you still have a batt problem, I know its new but to dim off the lights when you press the starter, seems like its the Battery, what about the horn does it sound off good and loud or is it muffled, try charging your new batt overnight of jump start it and see if it works with that, if you jump it from a running vehicle and you still get the lights dimming its a short. If it starts then its the battery.

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bradtx

"why would the battery drop down to 6-8 volts everytime i turn the key on?" --Hollis

The headlamps are a drain, as the fuel pump and ECU are. My DVOM is on the fritz so I can't tell you exactly what a good system's loss is. I don't think it should be quite so low however, perhaps a negative spike to 6-7 VDC, but I'd expect it to return close to non loaded value if the battery's fully charged. Normally the headlights will dim only when the starter button is thumbed.

What is the non loaded battery's reading? Even if near 12 VDC, it may need a charge to clean the plates. It is connected with the + terminal on the right side and connected to the red cable, right?

Brad

PS Oh yeah, the kill switch is on, I hope...have a zero speed display?

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hollis

the battery reads 12.5 volts unloaded and the speedometer read 133 mph the last time i turned it on. it's getting a little frustrating, but i'll keep trying. the only way i'm going to the dealer is kicking and screaming.

TokyoColin

Have you had anyone look at the onboard computer? I left my bike standing for 3 months over winter and managed to get it to start once but when I came to refuel I couldn't start it. I managed to jump start with an external battery but then the electronics all went bananas. I took it to the dealer and they explained that after the bike looses it's charge for a significant period of time the computer can lock up (that's what happened in my case). So the dealer connected to the onboard and reset it. After that, it was fine.

The symptons you describe sound different to those I had but it's possible this is related to a computer lock.

Just a thought.

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