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Yesterday morning it started just fine. Got off of work and it was dead. Tried to jump it. I got power but when I tried to start it, it just clicked one time and was dead. Today I put a a battery charger on it. Went back a few hours later and no difference. I am leaving the charger on all night and try again tomorrow. I am sure there will be no change. It looks really complicated getting the battery out. Is there anything else I need to look at?
Hi Bob,
Always helps if we know year and model------ but battery connections have caused all kinds of problems in just about all years and models of :spyder2:s.
Best guess..... Battery died. They do that and sometimes very suddenly. Good luck..... Jim
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Originally Posted by Lew L
I'm with these guys. Likely culprit is the battery(how old is the current one?), but I'd check both terminals for tightness for peace of mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by canamjhb
Here's some help on getting to your battery > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCsNYNU6eYo
This is the battery it came with and for the money it can't be beat > Yuasa YTX24HL Factory Activated AGM High Performance Battery
You can shop around but likely won't find it any cheaper and these folks ship free & fast > https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...ce-agm-battery
Keep us posted.
Oh too. I based this post on info in your bio > 2012 Can Am Spyder RT SE5
when they go, they're gone. They kind of give a couple hints first, like lights brightening
as revs increase, or doesn't spin over as smoothly as normal. So if it is a battery, fear not,
it will not be traumatic, and a relative cheap and easy fix
The battery on a 13 or newer us very easy to change. The older years are a bit more challenging but look for a YouTube video to help you.
Sorry ya'll. It is a 12 RT Limited. I just now got it to start on my lunch break....once. After that it was totally dead, no light, radio, nothing. I don't know how it did it but it did. Guess I'll investigate a little more. Thanks
:coffee: Sounds like a new battery might be the trick. The Yuasa oem is a good choice......:thumbup:
Sounds like the battery but there is a large fuse on the positive cable you can check
My RS 2012 just had the battery go out. Seems you may have picked up a surface charge but that is it and once you use that it's dead. If you tried to jump it and only got a click connections were not good or source was not good. If it is the original battery it is on the high side of life in a spyder. Regardless of if you can get it charged or working you are best getting on with a new one...:thumbup:
Our 2018 RT suddenly wouldn't start after a ride and when turning the key it just had a clicking sound. We found it was a fuse that had went bad. It was the F5 fuse. don't know why it blew but hasn't happened again.