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Bikes: 916SPS Ratbike + 749R Shed
Posts: 1,030
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: West Sussex
Mood: Ugly girls (749) are more dirty.....
Update:
Despite being charged up on Saturday, bike wouldn't start on Sunday morning after the above posting.
Had a serious think and realised that since my trickle charger had stopped working a couple of months ago, I had been using a car charger to charge the battery.....yes, I know...how dumb is that!
Nipped to bike shop and bought a new battery and a new trickle charger. While I was out I also bought a Halfords earth lead to slave between -ve terminal and engine (leaving original in place) and new maxi fuse.
All went well at Brands on Monday - bike started no probs and lasted all day just fine. Clocked 13.9V whilst exiting Clearways...this is my new measure of track success!!
Moral: Don't eff about with car chargers, they fry your battery. Cost me 95 quid to learn this obvious fact!!
Hopefully that's it all sorted.
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