billygoatpete
Sun May 15th, 2011, 08:04 PM
So...First of, I will admit to being an idiot...thats the easy part. From there, I'd love some help with this issue.
I think I got the oil leak all worked out (good news)..the bad news is as follows.
While working on the bike the other day, I switched the key on when I unlocked the front of the bike to move it outside the garage. Not thinking, I left the key in the "on" position while I was working on the bike thus killing my battery (headlights were on, it was sunny, I didn't notice).
I have a spare 12v battery in the garage for my quad so I swapped them out to do a test ride and all was well. While I had the old battery out, I figured I would replace it as it was 5+ years old and failed on the tester once it had been on the charger. Here's where the problem started.
While installing the new battery I seem to have lodged my head up my ass. After I got the battery in, I crossed the positive and negative cables to the battery terminals (+to-/-to+) for a brief second (I literally touched them to the terminals). Yes, I'm a dumbass. I know red goes to + and black goes to -...
As you can guess, I now have an issue. I checked the fuses (none appeared bad) connected the battery correctly and now have zero power.
I know there are like a bagillion fuses and relay's to the starter from the battery. The 10 and 15 amp fuses all appear fine, from what I can see though, there is what appears to be a relay/fuse (box shaped located right next to the 10 and 15amp fuses that control the headlights and ignition). Is this likely the cause?? I will pull it tommorow and replace it but I'd be up for any suggestions you may have on any other areas I need to check.
Thanks.
I think I got the oil leak all worked out (good news)..the bad news is as follows.
While working on the bike the other day, I switched the key on when I unlocked the front of the bike to move it outside the garage. Not thinking, I left the key in the "on" position while I was working on the bike thus killing my battery (headlights were on, it was sunny, I didn't notice).
I have a spare 12v battery in the garage for my quad so I swapped them out to do a test ride and all was well. While I had the old battery out, I figured I would replace it as it was 5+ years old and failed on the tester once it had been on the charger. Here's where the problem started.
While installing the new battery I seem to have lodged my head up my ass. After I got the battery in, I crossed the positive and negative cables to the battery terminals (+to-/-to+) for a brief second (I literally touched them to the terminals). Yes, I'm a dumbass. I know red goes to + and black goes to -...
As you can guess, I now have an issue. I checked the fuses (none appeared bad) connected the battery correctly and now have zero power.
I know there are like a bagillion fuses and relay's to the starter from the battery. The 10 and 15 amp fuses all appear fine, from what I can see though, there is what appears to be a relay/fuse (box shaped located right next to the 10 and 15amp fuses that control the headlights and ignition). Is this likely the cause?? I will pull it tommorow and replace it but I'd be up for any suggestions you may have on any other areas I need to check.
Thanks.