03-06-2008, 02:28 PM
Yes, G please look. I will wait until next week to get the battery anyway.
Apoc, this battery has been failing since last fall. It has been charged (by running the bike) and discharged a few times because the bike sat most of the winter without a tender. That abuse is making me think it will not hold a charge. Does the battery charger do a better job than riding the bike around for an hour or so? What makes you say the battery should hold a charge just because the bike runs off a bump start? Shouldn't the bike run even if there was no battery at all as long as the circuit is complete?
Mike, I will wait until you are home so you don't have to leave it out or grab Jray's.
The guy at Colman's said the battery for 66 was likely a gel pack. He also said it might not last as long and I could have trouble in cold weather starts. Is any of this true? I am inclined to believe everything coming out of a dealership employee's mouth is pure bullshit.
Apoc, this battery has been failing since last fall. It has been charged (by running the bike) and discharged a few times because the bike sat most of the winter without a tender. That abuse is making me think it will not hold a charge. Does the battery charger do a better job than riding the bike around for an hour or so? What makes you say the battery should hold a charge just because the bike runs off a bump start? Shouldn't the bike run even if there was no battery at all as long as the circuit is complete?
Mike, I will wait until you are home so you don't have to leave it out or grab Jray's.
The guy at Colman's said the battery for 66 was likely a gel pack. He also said it might not last as long and I could have trouble in cold weather starts. Is any of this true? I am inclined to believe everything coming out of a dealership employee's mouth is pure bullshit.