Battery Dead - help me bring it back!

[Ctaylor]

Hey everyone,

Have had my bike in storage from mid December to mid March and was unable to get to it to periodically recharge the battery. Complicating things, I live in Toronto, Canada so the bike saw its fair share of cold while in storage.
Took the battery out today and hooked it up to an Accumate charger, and it read only the red light, indicating that the battery was too badly discharged to start cycling for a recharge.
Does anyone know what my options are now or what approach I should take to get the battery back in shape?
Hoping I'm not boned and don't have to buy a new one.
For reference, it's the 2012 model.

Thanks in advance for any tips,

- Christian

 

[Fizzer6R]

does that charger have defulsate mode? if not you could get one and try, but you're spending $ anyway, and why bother risking getting stranded if the battery is not gonna last long anyway....id just get another

 

[Superzoom]

Personally, I would just charge it and see what happens. My bike's battery has already gone through two long Toronto winters without being on a charger, and each spring, the bike has started up just fine, and that's without even charging the battery first!

 

[MNGreg]

I had to get a new battery last year from orig 09 and then screwed up and killed it leaving battery on all weekend. Hooked it up to tender for about a week and it has worked great since. It does take a while to recharge though. Good luck.

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