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So there certainly might be other electrical problems to deal with/shore up, but I think I can conclusively point to the battery for my hard starting issues. If I put a charger on it and get 12.6 V, I get the bike to start cold with one or two kicks every time. Leaving the battery untended it will sit at 12.16, and it becomes much more difficult to start. I find it hard to believe that 12.16 V is inadequate for the Boyer, or perhaps it is something else, but the evidence of 12.6 V and ease of starting every time is hard to ignore. It may also be of note that my alternator cannot in the course of normal running charge the battery much past 12.16 V; I can only get the higher voltage necessary for cold starts with a 2 amp charger set to the battery.The battery is only a year old but I suppose that's what I get for leaving the leads attached to the terminals and untended over the winter. I am going to buy a new one regardless.
So there certainly might be other electrical problems to deal with/shore up, but I think I can conclusively point to the battery for my hard starting issues. If I put a charger on it and get 12.6 V, I get the bike to start cold with one or two kicks every time. Leaving the battery untended it will sit at 12.16, and it becomes much more difficult to start. I find it hard to believe that 12.16 V is inadequate for the Boyer, or perhaps it is something else, but the evidence of 12.6 V and ease of starting every time is hard to ignore. It may also be of note that my alternator cannot in the course of normal running charge the battery much past 12.16 V; I can only get the higher voltage necessary for cold starts with a 2 amp charger set to the battery.
The battery is only a year old but I suppose that's what I get for leaving the leads attached to the terminals and untended over the winter. I am going to buy a new one regardless.
