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So I decided I'd take Kij's Speed Triple out for a spin tonight, I guess as a tonic against getting jittery re: my mom's accident. It hasn't been ridden since, what, July? Plus it uses a really small battery. It's fuel-injected. High compression. And the temp was about 50.

Of course it barely turned over. Tried bump-starting it down the driveway a few times, which was pitiful (not much of a run, there), so I pushed it halfway up the hill to Wescoe Hall (picture climbing Everest with a motorcycle in tow), stopped for a while to gasp and sweat in my helmet and gear, and then launched myself downhill in an effort to bump-start it using gravity's aid.

How'd it go? Let's just say that tonight is one of those nights when I fondly recall kick-starters. I think the neighbors know how I feel, too. Now where's that trickle-charger...?

Chris

Current Mood: grumpy

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Date: 2004-01-05 06:41 pm (UTC)

From:

mckitterick.livejournal.com

Re: TMI: the Spec for the battery I use

Thanks for the info. I'm trying to figure out how much they charge, but it's all "call for info." What did you pay? Also, the amperage looks puny -- it's enough to turn over your bike's engine?

Thanks,
Chris

Date: 2004-01-05 07:19 pm (UTC)

From:

adammaker.livejournal.com

Clarification, I hope.

USE http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/battery/oem/chem/seal/index.html to identify the model you need. (Dimensions Amps, etc.. visit your owners manual or use a ruler and some math and the Web.) or (Slide rule! slide rule!)

Once you know the model, search for it on the Digikey site using the Panasonic model number.
http://www.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?KeywordSearch

This will reveal the price to you both per unit and in bulk.

Mine was 52.50 with shipping and handling included (see FREE)
(FREE S/H/Insurance: If you snail mail the order form and a Check or money order.)

Next cheapest price I was able to find on the web was $90+s/h. (ow!)

That style battery makes my big ol bike crank over easy, time and again...
Some time soon, maybe I'll actually have to start using the float charger on it, I've had the battery in for 9 months.. and that's on an old BMW model that's notorious for lousy charging rates.