Piggin battery

[PHILinFRANCE]

must be something in the air this week,my T/A battery died on me on Sunday.
£24.99 for a new one from my friendly local bikeshop,just the job.

I BLAME THE RUSSIANS

[jasonbc]

i blame the russians

i prefer russions to yanks and have worked with both

[PHILinFRANCE]

Its an cold war thing but you could have something there

[saitek]

Maybe the rectifier/regulator at fault?

When mine packed in it didn't half warm up the battery!

[africajim]

The fact the bike had run that day the battery should have had enough power to start the bike. With the charge from running the bike and the fact it wasn't cold I'm more inclined to believe the problem is reg/rectifier.

A new battery will only last for a few days, maybe weeks. Simple test though, voltmeter, remove seat, check voltage before starting. Start the bike and check voltage again, if increases from 12v to 14 or 15v then ok. Too high is bad and will cook the battery, hence it's dry!

Let us know how you get on mate.

[PHILinFRANCE]

The fact the bike had run that day the battery should have had enough power to start the bike. With the charge from running the bike and the fact it wasn't cold I'm more inclined to believe the problem is reg/rectifier.

A new battery will only last for a few days, maybe weeks. Simple test though, voltmeter, remove seat, check voltage before starting. Start the bike and check voltage again, if increases from 12v to 14 or 15v then ok. Too high is bad and will cook the battery, hence it's dry!

Let us know how you get on mate.

Cheers for that info, Jim talked to WobbleMonster last night (he,s a maniac oppps mechanic) and he said the same thing, i,ll be going round today and let you know how it goes
Thanks Phil