is my battery done (and well done team gb! )?

[illvibetip]

My bike has been stripped for 2 months and the battery has been sitting in the kitchen. I bought the battery 4 months ago and have ridden about 800kms on it.

Yesterday, I re-attached the battery and the bike wouldnt start. The horn is very weak when i press it so Im assuming its a problem with the battery (however the indicators/neutral light) are still working). I cant bump start the bike either (though it does tick over a few times now and again).

I just wanted you advice before i go out and buy other battery as I have a/no way of recharging it and b/ im not fit enough to try to bump start it again like today (because the hospital bill will be more than the price of a new battery).

So do you think my battery is dead or is it mucky carbs?

thanks very much in advance (and well done team GB!)

[eastanglianbiker]

if it is barely turning the engine over or not turning it at all then it does sound like the battery has gone flat but it might be cheaper to buy a charger instead of a new battery and then you have it for life if you have any bike off the road for a while

[Weebl]

I just wanted you advice before i go out and buy other battery as I have a/no way of recharging it

 

Don't go out and buy a new battery, go out and buy a battery charger.

[Colin the Bear]

http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/car-mainte ... tZhg%3D%3D

http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p14966/Po ... n=allprods

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keyw ... 6rhm700r_e

You not going to buy a new bike when the petrol runs out are you?

[illvibetip]

ha ha, not likely but i can pick up a new battery here (in Korea) for about 10 quid. A battery charger will cost me about 40 or 50 (skewed economics).

Anyway, thanks for the advice folks

(Jebus ! They are cheap as chips on Amazon!).

[Colin the Bear]

That'll teach me to check the location of a poster before replying.