Battery

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Sep 27, 2009
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Salt Lake City, Utah
I put a new WPS battery in my 07 ST1300 this fall. Rode it several times afterward, then stored it for the winter on a trickle charger. Three months later, when I tried firing it up, there wasn't enough juice in it to engage the starter. After a couple of attempts, it was dead. I put it back on the charger for a few weeks and the same results. It was a brand new Smart Shot 900 charger with a dealership installed dongle. Any ideas what might have happened? Next step is to pull the battery and have it tested.
 
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Sep 27, 2009
Messages
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Location
Salt Lake City, Utah
Thanks. New batteries can go bad. It just seemed odd. I'm pretty sure its not the trickle charger as my other bikes fired right up. i'm just looking for any other possible causes as I ride my ST some pretty long distance and don't want to end up 500 miles from nowhere with a dead battery.
 
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