Pterodactyl

I am sorry that you are having such problems. I changed the battery and it fixed the problem. Apparently the 07/08 models drink the juice off the battery. In your case as you explained could be a wiring issue or something of the like. Hopefully it gets resolved at the dealer. Let me know what you find. Thank.

Thanks... I was quoting 159 dollars (US). Also I just found a battery for 55 US dollars at http://www.batterymart.com/p-YTZ10S-BS-AGM-Maintenance-Free-Battery.html#ReviewHeader Is this a good one... anyone tried this before??. I am seeing that lots of people are having problems with the 2007 R1 battery???. What is the fix for this???. I just want to get a good battery and be done with it. Thanks in advance.

Thank you soo much for the help guys... this forum rocks...so much help!!. The cheapest battery for a 2007 R1 is 159???. Isin't that rather expensive??. Any other sources to buy one???...any help is much appreciated again.. Thanks in advance Pterodactyl!!

Hello, I am new to this forum..Just got myself a used 2007 Yamaha R1 with 2700 miles (Bone stock) on it.When I got it, the seller told me that he had not ridden the bike for a while (3-4 weeks) and hence he said that the battery might not be charged well(he had it in a trickle charger). I trusted him and I got the bike. I had to ride the bike for like one hour before I stopped at a gas station. I cranked the bike then and it started instantly. Then I rode it for another 40 minutes to an ice cream shop and then when I hit the start button the starter motor would try to crank the engine but the engine wont start. My display and lights go off and then once I release the start button they come back on again. When the key is in "ON"position and if I don't press the start button all the lights and the dashboard info are clearly visible.I was able to start the bike by jumping it from my car and it fired up instantly on two separate occasions. Now for my questions... 1. Is my battery real bad. I mean I rode it for an couple of hours and it did start the bike once without any issues. 2. I am hoping that is there is nothing seriously wrong with the bike :-(. I am looking for some help guys ...please help me out... I am not too technically strong but I am worried that I got a bad bike or something. Thanks in advance. Pterodactyl!!