2011 Honda Foreman 500 - Dead Battery

[Cliff]

What's up you quad crazy people!!!

I got a 2011 Honda 500 foreman that keeps a dead battery replace the battery checked it to see if it was changing and it is can't find out what pulling it down any suggestions!

[oxidized_black]

winch ??

[Cliff]

No winch

[oxidized_black]

if you have a multi-meter, check the battery output when the bike is running ... maybe the stator or rectifier are failing to charge the battery ,,, output should be about 14.5 volts or higher i think

[oxidized_black]

when the bike is off after a run, put the meter on the battery and watch to see if it is dropping voltage ... there is also a 30 amp fuse under the seat that you could try to replace too ...

[Pure_Michigan]

Remove the battery cables and use a tester to check continuity between the two cables. There should not be any continuity when the bike is off. If there is continuity, then there is a short somewhere. While checking continuity with the tester, at the same time begin removing fuses until continuity stops. That is the circuit that is shorting the battery. Now that you have narrowed your search to that particular circuit, Then it is a matter of tracing the wires of that circuit until you find the short.