Charging bike battery?

[R1 Indy]

Ive just bought myself a 12V 16AH motorbike battery for my kit car (bike engined)

It came with a bottle of acid, and will need charging.

It says on it: "charging method STD 1.6A x 5-10H or quick 4A x 2H"


Can i charge it with a standard car battery charger, or will i need a proper bike charger?

Thanks

[sjg]

Yes, as long as you stick to the amp/time limits stated on the battery.

[trickywoo]

A standard car charger should be fine just be careful not to charge it at more than 14 and a bit volts and if the cells have removable caps crack them off to let out any gas.

I'm sure you know but also remember to unplug the charger before you remove the terminal clips.

[R1 Indy]

Thanks that saves buying another charger, also is there normally some kind of reaction when pouring the acid in.

As its making a slight fizzing sound, and the actual battery is quite warm?

[welshjohn]

Yes that is quite normal.Just the acid starting to do it's job ..

[R1 Indy]

Well i charged it for 2 hours, the amp meter on charger was displaying at 4Amps.

Connected it up, started straight away, idled fine for a min, started to drive out of the garage, and the engine stopped, and the battery was showing 0.5V!

I tried recharging it, but the battery was fizzing, and was not holding charge.

Now I'm not sure if its a case of i killed it by using a car charger, or could there be some kind of issue with the engine thats killing the batteries?

Anyone got any advice on this? I don't want to buy another for it to do the same to again!