Return-Path: Date: Wed, 14 Jul 93 17:12:44 GMT From: behanna@syl.nj.nec.com Subject: Re: I'm back but my bike is broke... Sender: east-request@laser.east.sun.com Reply-To: east@laser.east.sun.com Apparently-To: > > I was going to suggest a "Dave Lawrence" check of the battery juice > > (ask him), but you've already done that. How old is the battery? > > possible damaged cells from vibration/heat. Dave's battery went dry > > in 2+ months (so he says), so don't overlook the obvious... check > > all connections, check volt. reg. if you can, alter. if you can > > blahblahblah, sorry that's the best I can do ... good luck! > >The heat must of done it to my bike. In just around 2000 miles or so >it went from full up on a new battery bought this spring (and checked >in May) to bone dry in every single cell. Jon Jenkins, who also has a >Katana 1100, noted that just from his trip down to Cass in the heat >the level in his had noticably dropped. Mine had been from Washington >to Cincinnati and back and commuting around northern VA in the high >heat. Definitely an encouragement to check it more frequently, though >I can never remember having one drink up its juices so fast. A hint: find a friend who uses soft contact lenses and who also uses Bausch & Lomb saline solution in the 12oz. squeeze bottle. Obtain an emtpy squeeze bottle from him, rinse it out really well, and fill it with distilled water. This is about the most valuable tool I've ever found for topping off batteries easily. I carry it with me in my tankbag on long trips, and I find myself topping off the ZX's battery every 500 miles or so. Later, Chris BeHanna DoD# 114 1983 H-D FXWG Wide Glide - Jubilee's Red Lady behanna@syl.nj.nec.com 1975 CB360T - Baby Bike Disclaimer: Now why would NEC 1991 ZX-11 - needs a name agree with any of this anyway? I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs.