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!!