Battery amp lesson help

[ukjules]

Guys I am thankful for advice... Just thought I'd say that as not responding as in deep depression as have three bikes and can't ride any if them as one has a charge issue and the other two are stored elsewhere ... And the weather at least was great .....

Today I test batteries ... As I have a battery tester !
This for another car issue which turned out to be the starter motor brushes but I will use on my motorbike battery .....

Just want to see what it does ....... And what it shows on my known now dead lead acid battery that holds 12.7v but won't start a bike (and is 8 years old)

[fastbysuzuki]

Put a multimeter (set at 20vdc) on the battery terminals and try to start the bike what does the meter read then? My guess the voltage will drop by a significant amount.
the only reliable test for a battery is a load test.
At eight years old in my experience motorcycle battery’s have reached their lifespan.