New battery blues

DarmahDan · Post by **DarmahDan** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 5:53 pm

Hi, first post here, and unfortunately it's with a problem. My '98 R1100S (all standard spec) had a failing battery as it wouldn't hold a charge, my error for buying a cheap one. Replaced with a higher quality one, installed, but now all I can get electric-wise are lights & horn. When I switch the ignition on there is no whirring of servos / fuel pump - nowt. All fuses are good. Gentle prodding of all electric wiring around the battery case has done nothing - just in case I'd dislodged a connector...
Anyone had a similar problem or a sensible idea of where to check next ?
Cheers D

boxerscott · Post by **boxerscott** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:09 pm

Ideally you should be looking for the wiring diagram and tracing where voltage is and is not going. I suspect the ignition barrel switch and harness would be my first point of investigation.

McBoxer · Post by **McBoxer** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:07 am

Make sure that the run switch is in the correct position, bike is in neutral, side stand down etc, as some on here have been caught out by that 'feature'.
Not me of course....

roadburner · Post by **roadburner** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 2:21 pm

Might be too obvious, but have you charged it up first. I've seen loads of new batteries with very little initial charge on them

DarmahDan · Post by **DarmahDan** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:59 pm

thank for ideas - problem solved following the clue from McBoxer - side stand switch !!

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:39 pm

Have you checked the side-stand switch?

McBoxer · Post by **McBoxer** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:39 pm

DarmahDan wrote:thank for ideas - problem solved following the clue from McBoxer - side stand switch !!

Happy to help!