Not quite sure if it was coincidental or not but it appeared that once I took the wires off of the battery after I got it started, the engine would die? But I do remember taking the wires off and the engine was running fine so that may eliminate this question. I just wanted to ensure if I was one hundred percent sure that the engine was running when I disconnected the wires from the battery.

Normally, once you get the engine started, the electrical system should have nothing to do with it thereafter. Am I mistaken?

My overall diagnosis is that I should charge up all of my batteries using a battery charger then continue to crank the engine since it seems like its just trying to shoot some of the crap out since it has been sitting for a while.

 

i don't run a quad without a battery being connected. dead or alive. i believe the circuit would be incomplete. it'd be possible to burn something up. you can have a dead battery and pull the ripcord and it'll start. at least that's been my experience. the real experts can give you more detail.