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Old 10-04-2009, 09:30 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by landon
I have an 84VT700C, she is the same way... won't start in the cold, fires right up when warm, I just put the battery tender on before I go to bed then she usually fires right up in the morning.
That will work for a while but slow cranking when cold is the first early warning sign of a dying battery.

If you do that long enough, eventually it will fail to start at the OTHER end of a ride.....away from the charger......and away from home.
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