[Positron]

Anyone know where to get a cheap trickler charger?

I left the ignition on all night (poor girl sat there waiting for me all night until she could no longer....) and she is as dead as she could ever be this morning.

/going to get the bus into town now

[Positron]

Update - I am still bikeless. Well, sort of.

The portable charger that I got was low on charge and needed 12 hours to be useable. So I jumpstarted Fazer with the car, but it I accidentally turned it off after a few minutes and then I couldn't get it started with the car & jumpleads - not sure why - jumpleans shot probly?

I then figured out it's not that hard to push start the bike - after a couple of attempts, I could do it without even leaving the driveway! However, there was another problem - Once the engine is running, the dials/console/dash flickers on and off as if there's a lose connection somewhere. I took the bike out for a spin for 30 mins and the same - battery is holding a tiny bit of charge but not enough to even try to turn the engine. I took the bike out again, and about 4 kms into Drogheda-Slane road, it just died on me. Completely lost power as it I ran out of fuel or something (I still had half a tank). I sat there for a while on the side of the road and couple of bikes went by waving/nodding, rang CarolNash for recovery, but then I got bored of waiting and after many attempts bumpstarted it again, and as I got near home, taking off at the lights the bike started dying once more, but somehow it did't - phew!!

Any idea what this could be? I did notice that one of the fuses, a 10 amp one on the side, is a bit loose/wobbly in it's err.. socket(?). Have I shot the battery and/or the electrics?

PS: I wonder who would have the time to look at this on short notice as I need it by the weekend to practice for test and for test etc.

This post has been edited by Positron: 29 May 2011 - 10:12 PM

[Larry]

It might be worth giving this a shot, disconnect the battery, rub the terminals with a wire brush or some sandpaper, then reconnect.

I had similar problems with the Aprilia a few weeks ago, and after stripping most of the bike, it turned out to be a bad connection on the battery.

Even if it doesn't solve it, at least the terminals will be clean

[Positron]

Thanks Larry, I'll give it a go.

PS: Trying to get in touch with RPM Drogheda, no one seems to be on the phone there.

[delooney]

Positron, on 30 May 2011 - 11:57 AM, said:

Thanks Larry, I'll give it a go.

PS: Trying to get in touch with RPM Drogheda, no one seems to be on the phone there.

RPM, like most bike shops, is closed on Monday, should be open tomorrow morning!

[Positron]

Does that mean they were open Saturday and/or Sunday! I have way too much learn in this bike scene...!

[Positron]

Final Update: Sorted and back on road.

Called over to the nice people @ RPM Cycles and they quickly verified it as nothing but battery gone for good. In goes a brand new Yuasa YT12B-BS and bike is good as new.

PS: I think I will buy a cheap trickle charger when Lidl puts it back up for anyway - just in case!

[gipi]

Positron, on 30 May 2011 - 12:19 PM, said:

Does that mean they were open Saturday and/or Sunday! I have way too much learn in this bike scene...!

Yep, RPM are open on Saturdays (as are Kennedy's in Dyer St). Both close on Mondays - as Delooney said, most bike shops close on Mondays.


Glad you got sorted and back on the road!

This post has been edited by gipi: 01 June 2011 - 12:39 PM