My 2010 ST has had a rough patch this year. I purchased the bike new in 2012, it has about 11K miles on it and is 100% stock, no modifications. Went on a 2.5K mile journey to NY and back last summer. I let the bike sit for a month around the fall and it still started up good. Here is the story:
The battery died during the harsh Missouri winter temps down to -10F and was replaced under a battery warranty this spring with a WPS CTZ14S 12V 11.2Ah battery (not lying it's a discount battery and I thought this may be the culprit. Read a few threads about "discount" batteries). Dealership charged it up, installed it and I took it home. Let the bike sit for two weeks and the engine turned over, after a few harsh turn overs it made a loud "POP" noise and then had to have it towed to the dealership. It was unresponsive to even turning the key on after that Checked all the fuses before they took it, none blown. They did a battery drain test, couldn't find any issues so I took the bike back home, it failed to start a few weeks later.
Dealership replaced battery with the same battery, I charged it on a Deliran 12V Battery Charger/Tender. Installed it in the bike, took a few trips down to the lake, about 80miles round trip. I figure the bike is good to go? I bring it to work the day after a 60 mile trip and it turns over, makes that terrible noise when you know it's not going to start, doesn't start. Took the battery out guessing it HAS to be the culprit, it reads 12.41V, very close to 100% charged! Now it's back on the battery tender and out of the bike.
Any suggestions or a helpful thread would be greatly appreciated. I am not that motivated to take it back to the dealership after paying and it came back with the same symptoms -_-
The battery died during the harsh Missouri winter temps down to -10F and was replaced under a battery warranty this spring with a WPS CTZ14S 12V 11.2Ah battery (not lying it's a discount battery and I thought this may be the culprit. Read a few threads about "discount" batteries). Dealership charged it up, installed it and I took it home. Let the bike sit for two weeks and the engine turned over, after a few harsh turn overs it made a loud "POP" noise and then had to have it towed to the dealership. It was unresponsive to even turning the key on after that Checked all the fuses before they took it, none blown. They did a battery drain test, couldn't find any issues so I took the bike back home, it failed to start a few weeks later.
Dealership replaced battery with the same battery, I charged it on a Deliran 12V Battery Charger/Tender. Installed it in the bike, took a few trips down to the lake, about 80miles round trip. I figure the bike is good to go? I bring it to work the day after a 60 mile trip and it turns over, makes that terrible noise when you know it's not going to start, doesn't start. Took the battery out guessing it HAS to be the culprit, it reads 12.41V, very close to 100% charged! Now it's back on the battery tender and out of the bike.
Any suggestions or a helpful thread would be greatly appreciated. I am not that motivated to take it back to the dealership after paying and it came back with the same symptoms -_-