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hi guys,
i bought my 87 fzr two weeks ago and love it however i came back from a ride and discovered it was slow turning over as you would find with a dying battery. i put the bike away and ordered a new batt as i knew it had been laid up before i bought it. so new batt arrives added acid charged expecting the usual vroom n nothing just a solienoid click which i have tested and its working. im stumped on this one ive checked all connections are tight and corrosion free. im just puzzled as to why it would act like a dying batt. would a dying starter motor absorb the charge and mimic this. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Measure the dc voltage across the battery with the key and kill switch on, engine off.

12.85v

gave it a bash with a hammer job done
no idea how to remove it from bike as it was impossible to access