Battery buggered me thinks. Unsure if correct battery

[AllanB]

Don't those LifeP04's set your bike on fire? ....................

Just pulling Eds wiener there.

Given the ease of use of a battery tender they are well worth the initial outlay for anyone who infrequently uses their ride. NOTE apparently you need a fancy pants one if getting one of the new fangled batteries (I may be wrong).

[nallac]

Don't those LifeP04's set your bike on fire? ....................

Just pulling Eds wiener there.

Given the ease of use of a battery tender they are well worth the initial outlay for anyone who infrequently uses their ride. NOTE apparently you need a fancy pants one if getting one of the new fangled batteries (I may be wrong).

Not at ALL......................

[Akzle]

Don't those LifeP04's set your bike on fire? ....................

Just pulling Eds wiener there.

Given the ease of use of a battery tender they are well worth the initial outlay for anyone who infrequently uses their ride. NOTE apparently you need a fancy pants one if getting one of the new fangled batteries (I may be wrong).

inbuilt balance charge controller

[FastBikeGear]

inbuilt balance charge controller

If you are in Aucland I can test your battery for you. No charge.

I can also give it a free recondition desulphation charge for you and the retest it to see if it comes back to life for you with one of our CTEKs.

http://www.fastbikegear.co.nz/index....40f3b027d9933e

Once we have done this and know the true state of your battery you make your informed choices from there.

I've done a bit of work on Moto Guzzi electrics for the guys in IMOC club.

[bogan]

Given the ease of use of a battery tender they are well worth the initial outlay for anyone who infrequently uses their ride. NOTE apparently you need a fancy pants one if getting one of the new fangled batteries (I may be wrong).

Not sure if they do fancy pants tenders for LFP. They don't like to be tended much, so a fancy pants one would actually just turn off for like 4 weeks then turn on for an hour or two to top it off.

[AllanB]

Said it before on KB. Fastbikegear offers very good service - online from personal experience and looksee above for physical! Well done that man.

[FastBikeGear]

Not sure if they do fancy pants tenders for LFP. They don't like to be tended much, so a fancy pants one would actually just turn off for like 4 weeks then turn on for an hour or two to top it off.

Exactly. LFP charges typically charge to 14.6 volts and then turn off to alloy battery to settle back to 13.2-13.4 volts.

Lithium batteries unlike lead acid batteries do not like sitting at the full charging voltage of 14.6V hence the good ones do turn off once charged and then typically don't recommence charging until voltage has dropped below 13.2v.

By contrast Lead acid trickle chargers typically hold the charge up closer to their charging voltage of 14.4 Volts constantly.

[Madness]

To illustrate the difference between a four and a twin.

So, despite being the GC that he is, Andrew Stroud is completely irrelevant to this thread then. Glad we cleared that up

[avgas]

Don't those LifeP04's set your bike on fire? ....................

Fire is such a harsh word.
I prefer the one "incendiary"

and to answer you question yes........but it's only a guzzi

[avgas]

If you are in Aucland I can test your battery for you. No charge.

FBG Customer Service to the rescue. Also you better hope there is no charge!

[FastBikeGear]

FBG Customer Service to the rescue. Also you better hope there is no charge!

Well we hope we can charge the battery, but there is no $ charge for testing batteries.

Here's a pic of me after last timeI put my tongue across a motorcycle battery.

[nudemetalz]

If you are in Aucland I can test your battery for you. No charge.

I can also give it a free recondition desulphation charge for you and the retest it to see if it comes back to life for you with one of our CTEKs.

http://www.fastbikegear.co.nz/index....40f3b027d9933e

Once we have done this and know the true state of your battery you make your informed choices from there.

I've done a bit of work on Moto Guzzi electrics for the guys in IMOC club.

Love to take you up on your offer, but in Welly unfort

............and to answer you question yes........but it's only a guzzi

Charming.....


Actually, when it wouldn't start,.. I said a lot more harsher words to it than that !!

[FastBikeGear]

Actually, when it wouldn't start,.. I said a lot more harsher words to it than that !!

I have developed a special vocabulary for Moto Guzzis....which has on occasions caused me difficulties with some of the guys I ride with. Phrases like "push it over the bank and them climb down and set fire to it" have not always been appreciated.

But I do lust after a MGS-01 in moments of weakness.

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photo...GS-01CORSA.htm

[nudemetalz]

I have the sledgehammer ready to take to it sometimes, but then it's beauty (well, to me anyway) overcomes that agitation,... and I calm down trying to figure out just how much Vino the MG designers and engineers drank while designing and building the bike....

[Paul in NZ]

Sitting un used or with partial starts and a quick run for a long time is almost certain death for an ordinary battery... Its hardly MG's fault... It would happen to any lead acid battery.

If you want to keep the bike happy it needs to be started and ridden regularly so that the whole drive train gets up to full operational temperature. Just starting it and reving it a few times is arguably worse than not starting it as it simply adds moisture to the exhausts etc. The oils need to be fully warmed so any water is evapourated out.

If you cant do that then change all the oils etc, fill the tank to the top and bung in some (or drain it 100%) put it on a stand and remove the battery. Cycle the battery monthly (ie a light discharge using an old headlamp for 45 mins or so and recharge - note DON't flatten the darn thing). Check a few yank sites as in snow country they are very good at this sort of thing.