Hey Dennis, glad to hear you're there. I was wondering. As for the
battery - I've had the same experience more than once. I've had
bikes quit on me because of batteries in that condition. The battery
minder is a good thing. I have about 6 of them shared between about
12 bikes. Next time I'm in NZ I'll help you out by 'minding' one of
your bikes for you, Graham
On Dec 8, 2009, at 9:56 PM, Dennis wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm in New Zealand now. I arrived down here about two weeks ago.
> While I
> was gone, my motorcycle here sat for about 9 months with the
> battery in it.
> Needless to say, it was flat when I got back. I put the charger on
> it and
> got the bike ('85 CB700SC) started and all seemed well - until two
> days
> later when the battery was flat again. Another charge and two more
> days of
> good running and then flat again.
>
> I took it into a shop today to make sure the alternator was putting
> charge
> into it and it seemed to be. So, after chatting with the mechanic, I
> stepped up and bought a new battery.
>
> Now that I'm home, I'm wondering if that was the right thing to do
> or if I
> should have been more patient and debugged things a bit further before
> pulling out my wallet.
>
> The folks at the shop told me that a battery can definitely be
> ruined by
> leaving it in a bike like that for so long. They said something about
> 'sulfation' - which I didn't really understand.
>
> I also asked them how I should store a battery if I'm going to be
> gone that
> long and their only suggestion was to buy a 'battery minder' and
> use it to
> keep that battery topped up while I'm gone. That seemed a bit
> extreme to
> me for six to nine months. Surely there must be another way?
>
> You thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
>
> Dennis G.
> - Seattle, Washington
> - Christchurch, New Zealand
>
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