Bastard Street Triple would not start this morning!

[HenryDorsetCase]

Owl had ( has ? ) a triumph and one of your batteries caused him all sorts of grief.

OP should ask Owl before risking putting a Shorai in as from the sounds of it Shorai and Triumphs don't seem to play nice together.

I have a Shorai in my VFR. Its brilliant. Even if the VFR is less so.

[neels]

Had the same thing with my ducati the other day, enough to turn it over but wouldn't fire up, until I gave it a quick charge and away it went.

Too much electronics these days, if the voltage drops a bit when the battery is in sub-optimal condition then computer says no.

[Edbear]

If I have to replace it (and thinking about it some more, it is most likely to be the OEM battery that John Bloor whittled from a solid block of lead then painstakingly personally installed in my bike) then its five years old... so likely at the end of its life.

If I have to replace it I will definitely buy a Shorai.... sure there is a price difference but the weight saving is completely worthwhile.

Cheers, mate!

Owl had ( has ? ) a triumph and one of your batteries caused him all sorts of grief.

OP should ask Owl before risking putting a Shorai in as from the sounds of it Shorai and Triumphs don't seem to play nice together.

Owl explained what happened in the Shorai thread. He has no issues now. Well worth looking at.

[Edbear]

Had the same thing with my ducati the other day, enough to turn it over but wouldn't fire up, until I gave it a quick charge and away it went.

Too much electronics these days, if the voltage drops a bit when the battery is in sub-optimal condition then computer says no.

It's a real problem with the Rocket, as anymore than about 5 - 10% down and it's a no go.

[MIXONE]

Had the same thing with my ducati the other day, enough to turn it over but wouldn't fire up, until I gave it a quick charge and away it went.

Too much electronics these days, if the voltage drops a bit when the battery is in sub-optimal condition then computer says no.

Ducatis are notorious for not playing nicely without a fully charged battery.

[bogan]

Has it got fuel in it?

He has no issues now.

He also has no Shorai

[HenryDorsetCase]

Has it got fuel in it?



He also has no Shorai

What is this "fuel" you speak of?




yes

[willytheekid]

...bet your honda starts up first go after sitting for a week or more

Seriously tho...hope ya get it sorted mate, its a bloody horrible feeling when ya baby won't go

(Have ya tried yelling at it?, or weeping and beggin it to go?...used to work on my Guzzi lol)

[BuzzardNZ]

Owl explained what happened in the Shorai thread. He has no issues now. Well worth looking at.

He also has no Shorai

Ahhh, I'm beginning to see the pattern here...

No Shorai = No issues

[HenryDorsetCase]

...bet your honda starts up first go after sitting for a week or more

Seriously tho...hope ya get it sorted mate, its a bloody horrible feeling when ya baby won't go

(Have ya tried yelling at it?, or weeping and beggin it to go?...used to work on my Guzzi lol)

Weeping and begging. Works for this, sometimes works when I want sex.......



The Honda was about a bloody year... and it desperately needs a tune..... sigh.

[Geeen]

Had a similar issue with my speedy, turned out to be the clutch switch not engaging properly. Some contact cleaner sorted it out. Could be a place for you to look... Stupid things cant be bypassed as the ECU looks at them constantly...

[cynna]

do they have the same problem as the speedmasters? the computer wont let my 09 start if it drops below 12.6v ..... dam annoying

[HenryDorsetCase]

Thanks everyone for your input. Pretty sure it is the battery at this point. On charge all day and it fired up straight away tonight.
The good news is I also have a spare battery because it is the same as the battery in my VFR. Street and Sport have a battery load tester so I wil get them to check it out but I think the question has been answered.
Which is good because I am skint at present.

[Gremlin]

Too much electronics these days, if the voltage drops a bit when the battery is in sub-optimal condition then computer says no.

What he said. Modern bikes and cars all alike these days.

If it helps, 9 year old battery in the CB900 still starts just fine. Even left for 7 weeks in 2011, started up like it was the previous day. Disgustingly reliable

[AllanB]

My Hornet 900 factory battery gave up the ghost a couple weeks after the bikes warranty ran out

Blue Wing did not help one bit ............


Side note - year back I spent a hour fucking around when the bike would not start - turned out I had bumped the kill switch to off .......................