I bought my first bike this weekend, bike runs great and will start fine at first (i leave it on a battery tender). The issue is if i ride it for about 30min, shut it off and try to start it again it has nothing, not even a sound from the starter along with no lights or dim lights if any. I recharged the battery, started it up and pulled the terminals off to see if it would stay running under the stators power, which it did. Im no expert at electrical or how the charging system works. If anyone has an idea of what could be wrong or what to test that would be great!!! Keep in mind that i am very new to bikes so my knowledge of where things are is limited. I found a manual but its not very detailed.
Get a voltmeter and check the voltage at the battery when the bike is running, it should be around 13 to 14 volts. Then test your battery with the engine off, a good battery should be between 12.5 and 13.5 volts. If your battery is below this and your are getting 13 to 14 v while running it means you need a new battery.
