Howdy all,

I have a 2005 Suzuki M50 with 1500 mi. I just recently put a new Everstart (Wal-mart) battery in it. The last one wouldn't hold a charge and it was also an Everstart. After I put in the new Everstart, I did not crank the bike for a week. I went out to crank it this week end and it wouldn't turn over. I pulled the new battery out and checked the voltage on it. It was showing 9 volts. I charged it up using a 2 amp trickle charger and put the battery back into the bike. I tried cranking it and when I pressed the start button it died. Lost all power, all the guages went out and the headlight went out. It all came back on after a few seconds, but when I pressed the start button again, it did the same thing. I pulled the battery again and checked the voltage (12.8V). I then connected a black and decker jumpstart to the bike and tried to crank it. It cranked and ran fine. I checked the voltage across the terminals and at idle it is 14.2V and at 5000RPM it is 13.8V which seems right. I left it running and disconnected the jump start (no battery in bike) and it died. I thought it should have enough power to run itself, but don't know. I believe I just got another crappy battery from Walmart, but I just wanted to make sure before I spent more money on a battery.

So in the end, Should it be able to run without a battery in it if the charging system is fine? Also, do you believe it's just the Everstart battery causing my issues. Any help is greatly appreciated and I apologize for the long letter.

Thanks!!!

Spatch