Bloody Jap Rubbish...

Just went to get the bike out, only to discover that the wretched battery is
flat as a pancake. Bunged it on charge, but it looks like it's curtains
for the battery - after 4 hours charging it still only shows 10.76 Volts
:-(

It's only 3 1/2 years old and done 60,000 miles. You'd have thought Mr
Honda would have made them to last. New one is 45 quid, but as Mr Bleeding
Honda didn't bother with a kickstart, there is no alternative... :-(

In the old days the battery was just a 'nice to have' - as long as there was
a couple of voles left in it for a spark, you were merrily on your way.

 

Aye, them were t'days.

Where there were a weasel, there were allus a way ...

 

*ding*

Two voles getting it on works fine for me.

 

That's a stoatally different matter...

 

It's only 3 1/2 years old and done 60,000 miles. You'd have thought Mr

Excuse my ignorance, but what about a bump start?

 

Niv said:

There has to be enough in the battery to energise the ignition circuit
before that will work, and with the ABS trying to prime itself, I reckon
it's unlikely to have much left for sparks.

Also, there aren't too many hills local to here, and bumping 300kg of
Pan along the flat road isn't my first choice of fun things to do of a
morning.

 

In the case of my Guzzi, which is slightly less current hungry than a
Pan, I've never successfully bump started the brute.

 

sweller said:

I'd have thought the biggest problem with bumping the Guzzi would be the
fact it's a heuuuuge twin - steep hill and third gear required to get
that lot pumping I'd have thought.

 

Wuss. The Wing's a piece of piss to bump start.

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Salad Dodger said:

For /you/ maybe.

 

Champ said:

This was dead flat - pressing the starter button put out all the dash
lights - and that's without the solenoid pulling in, just the load of
the solenoid coil was enough to kill it dead. :-(

I was tempted - but it's cold and nasty out and the croc clips pinch
your fingers in the cold - so I didn't bother. It was about due a new
battery really. I don't think it owes me a lot.

 

Previously on usenet, Champ said...

Even I managed to bump start my last ZZR11 in Fleet Services car park
one evening. I got home and found the battery completely dry.

 

Champ said:

I've mellowed since I bought a new battery.