On the road to work this morning. After having to jump start my bike this morning (and thinking that would be it) i stalled in london. And guess what. Battery is competely dead Then i discover that there are sweet fa anyne around that sells batteries It takes hours for someone to come out and give you a jump start No mobile battery places even that i could find... arrrgghh!!!!
Bugger! I have been there mate last month when i had to be somewhere for an appointment. All of a sudden i couldnt fire up the bike so cables out to give it some charge and fingers crossed it will last... Lesson learned!
Think if I was riding everyday or going touring I'd invest in one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301875574812
It happened to me on my VFR, just past Twickenham coming into London,, rectifier gone, not charging,,but I spotted a car repair garage,pushed it in and begged a battery charge for an hour,,got me home to Hereford
Anyone know whether it fits under the rear seat? That could be quite cool... Especially if you could have it charging...
Halfords were £99 for a new battery... Then I managed to get through to the dealer. Only £71... And they were closer. After 2 hour wait for a jump start (Damned traffic - why aren't there m/c breakdown riders) it was only about 15 minutes for Chelsea Honda to replace it for me. Hopefully all fixed now... I must test the charging voltage in the weekend...
it sucks when you are stranded like that.. best to get rid of the cause of the problem as you have done by replacing the battery. double check the charging system is ok and there is no battery drain
Battery and clips would I think! Not sure about the whole case though Charge up at work and just have it as back up when out, I always have a small power bank under the seat for the phone just in case
Bit of a PITA to carry though... A pity coppers and/or taxi's don't offer a jumper service... I'd pay £10 for it (Better than the 'free' 2 hour wait for someone to travel form the east of London to Kensington just to do the 5 minutes to jump start me) Maybe if I hadn't been admiring the tail tidy of the HRC 'blade in front of me (LB63xxx) I'd not have stalled... H.
