Starting issue

[Steve]

I should get a trickle charger for it I suppose.

Don't just get a 'trickle' charger unless you want to keep a constant eye on it.

If you use a manual charger of only 1.5 or 2 amps, it can overcharge the battery if you leave it on for 24 hours.

If you use an automatic charger of the same size, it might take a week or so to overcharge the battery.

If you use a charger/maintainer, you can leave it plugged in somewhat indefinitely.

If you want a well-known name on a good maintainer, get a Battery Tender, either the Jr. or Plus models. If you don't mind paying 1/2 to 1/3 the price of the Battery Tenders (the Jr. is about $45, the Plus is about $60), get a Schumacher Battery Companion at Wal-Mart for less than $20. I have four of them on various machines around here with no problems.

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[Geoff4130]

Awesome! Thanks guys! I have the day off tomorrow and as long as it's above freezing I'll go take it apart.

[Geoff4130]

I. Am. Awesome!

I took the starter out, took it apart, cleaned it up, put it back together, put it in. And. It started right up! Sa-weet!

I even took pics of the whole event, lol. You can see them on my Flickr set for my cycle. Woo hoo!