battery

how long did you run the engine for after you got it started and how many miles did you do and does it start fine now. The longer you ride it after getting it started It should charge the battery up without the need to put it on charge. If still not starting take the battery out and trickle charge it, If you only have a charger for car batteries do not put it on charge for more than 15 min`s at a time as it can fry the battery i am shure sombody here can recomend a good trickle charger.
 
Some good previous posts and some not so.......:roll:

How long did the bike sit with the battery dead?
And how old is the battery?
(Potential new discussion of whether or not it should now be replaced).

Yes, you probably should put a small charger on it for a while to be sure it's up to snuff. Many bikes and some cars take a LONG time to fully charge a completely drained battery. NOT necessary to remove the battery to charge it, unless you can't safely connect to the posts with it in place.

Best to use a float type maintainer with indicator lights OR a small charger with a meter.........so you can see what is going on. A cheap one with no lights or meter should be avoided.

A battery charger is just that; except for capacity, car and bike batteries work exactly the same. A decent charger, regardless of capacity will NOT fry a small battery.........unless you switch it to START and leave it connected.

NOTE: The key words are "decent charger" and an assumption that you don't do something really stupid like set it on a 30 amp setting and leave it connected for a week!

When the lights or meter indicates that the charging is complete, disconnect it.
 
I have to agree with ER. Also I have been reading up a bit on charging a battery vs jumping it and riding to charge it. Some believe that jumping it and riding will cause premature stator failure. Just a thought.
 
Apparently there has been quite a few stator failures in the 05' C90 & C50, a lot of discussion on another forum as to the cause. Defective stator, jumping then riding without sufficient battery charge (which apparently can cause excessive heat in the stator, etc. I did read an article showing where the stator made contact with the mounting bolts causing a short and arch in the stator. Also possible cause of excessive heat. My basic understanding of a stator is this:

"The stator is a set of wire coils. As the bike runs a magnet spins inside the stator inducing an electrical current in the stator. That current is an AC (alternating current) current. From there it goes to the rectifier which is a set of diodes that convert the AC current to DC (direct current) current. Then there's the regulator which is a circuit that controls the DC voltage output of the rectifier so that you will charge, but not overcharge, the battery, and also continue to run the electrics on the bike."

So my point ER, I was simply trying to interject potential problems with the specific model 05' C90 & C50, was just to be cautious as how to charge a battery in a bike. I am far from an expert, only approaching "novice" when it comes to electrics.

Do you get fulfillment from your flat earth comment?
 
ike sat for about 2 hourse and i ran it for about a 20 min ride (15 miles) at least. i ran it for a 80 mile ride today and starts fine.
great after reading the posts im feeling fine about not taking it out:roll:
 
I think your fine if it started with no additional help. Just keep an ear out for slower/harder cranking, most batteries will give you heads up thay are on their way out.
 
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