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Battery Box and Sore Knees

7 posts · Started by kendo57 · 22 Dec 2007

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Post 1 by kendo57,

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I've just spent 4 hours on my hands and knees just to fit an Optimate trailing lead to the battery. If I find the Austria f*ckwit who designed that battery box, I'll be delighted to shake him warmly by the throat. I know that there are probably a million good reasons for putting the battery behind the front wheel, but accessibility ain't one of them. I'm now off to take out my frustration on a couple of bottles of Stella.

Tony

Post 2 by Plipton,

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took me about 20 mins to remove my battery and put it on charge. What were you doing for the other 3hrs 40 min?

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Post 5 by SuperLuke,

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Tony, I feel for you my man, some folks would tell ye ta get a bike lift and fix yer problem, I do not own one either, I larphed w/ DRF told shade to take his battery out, I knew it would not be easy, but if ye look closely there is a real good place too hook up a charge wire at the main fuse on the left side of the battery box, (small allen head bolt), that is the place I will put my protected positive wire for me charger.

Post 6 by rigga,

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Plipton, which wire did ya connect to, gonna fit mine in the next day or two and that sounds the way forward

Post 7 by rigga,

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Red wire with a white tracer stripe.

Check before you connect that it's 12V with the ign off - I just went to the garage to see and pulled the wires to see where they went rather than take the fuse box out (too effing cold in the garage today!!)

I used a (very naff, I know) scotchlock connector to tee in (there isn't much room under the fuse box so it was the best I could do under the circumstances)
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