Joseph Shaw
New Member
I had allowed my 2019 ST to go unridden during most of July, and when I tried to crank it the first part of August, it would not crank without assistance from battery charger/starter. I charged the battery overnight, and it still did not want to start without assistance. I ordered a new battery, which arrived while I was away on vacation. When I returned home, I went out to change the battery out, and on a whim, attempted to start it, and it fired right up, and has been starting every since with no problem. I hope to take several trips over the next three months or so, and am trying to decide whether to proceed with changing the battery out, or continuing with the old battery until I have further trouble. I am inclined to change it out, as I have the new battery, and I hate the idea of it failing on a cool morning while on a trip.
Does anyone have any thoughts about whey the battery did not appear to hold a charge initially? Would you be inclined to save the new battery and get all that you can from the old one, or would you go ahead and change out the four year old original battery?
JAS
Does anyone have any thoughts about whey the battery did not appear to hold a charge initially? Would you be inclined to save the new battery and get all that you can from the old one, or would you go ahead and change out the four year old original battery?
JAS