New battery time

The Elefant's been getting increasingly reluctant to start over the past
few weeks, although the battery seems to be near-enough fully charged
whenever I've stuck it on the Optimate.

Thumb the starter, the idiot lights go dim, and it's just about managed
to turn the engine over... until this morning, when all I got was the
lights going dim.

Arse.

I've got a feeling that someone recommended a mail order battery
supplier recently; who was it?

 

Aye... except they only appear to have a Dynavolt in the size I need,
not a Westco.

Arse, again.

 

.... *and*, most of the fitment guides list the wrong battery for the
Elefant.

*AND*, the AC unit in the ceiling above my desk is dripping something
akin to glue.

It's going to be one of those days... I can see me having to push the
Monster home, or getting nicked on it, or something equally annoying.

 

I've got an AGM battery on the R-GS. Hawker Odyssey which is similar to the
Westco. Fitment guide here:
http://www.odysseybatteriesonline.co.uk/odyssey/products/product.php?f=a
which seems to recommend the PC310

According to UKGSer, the best price for an Odyssey battery is from Cheshire
Batteries. They do mail order.
http://www.cheshirebatteries.co.uk/

 

Hmmm... I'm a little suspicious of fitment guides, as many of them seem
to list the wrong battery for the Elefant.

And that battery seems to be a different size to the original fitment,
but smaller in each dimension so it should fit, but might rattle around.

Other Elefant riders seem to have used PC535 and PC545.

Thanks. I'll give 'em a shout, once I've worked out exactly which I want.

 

I was nearly right: diesel spill on the way home. And the sneaky
bastards spread it on the other side of the road, just where I'd be
overtaking.

 

Much damage?

 

Just some extra creases in the seat.

I called the police as soon as I got home, and they had someone out
there within 10 minutes.

 

You ****. Okay, it was all over the road, and could have had you off, but
it didn't. Calling the police was a massive over-reaction - if you'd waited
a few hours, it would have washed away naturally. I'd never call the police
for something like that.

 

Diesel has rights, too.

 

Sorry. I'll buy some on my way home and spread it liberally.

 

You should see the damage