When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?
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We were going for a ride over to Sportsbikeshop in Preston,then onto North West Honda,however after we met,plans changed.
My mates BMW tractor wouldn't start,it appears the battery's flat.
He's with Bikesure,the breakdown van turned up & took him home.
My SV650 & my other mates Hyabussa both started without any problems.
Suzuki 2 BMW 0...
My mates BMW tractor wouldn't start,it appears the battery's flat.
He's with Bikesure,the breakdown van turned up & took him home.
My SV650 & my other mates Hyabussa both started without any problems.
Suzuki 2 BMW 0...
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It's a flat twin. Battery and all.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:28 pm We were going for a ride over to Sportsbikeshop in Preston,then onto North West Honda,however after we met,plans changed.
My mates BMW tractor wouldn't start,it appears the battery's flat.
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Why didn't he simply jumpstart it?Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:28 pm We were going for a ride over to Sportsbikeshop in Preston,then onto North West Honda,however after we met,plans changed.
My mates BMW tractor wouldn't start,it appears the battery's flat.
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He was wary that jump starting it might spike something & as it was only a few miles from home so it was simpler to just take it home & recharge the battery.
He phoned up the bloke who services it to get some advice on what battery replace the current one,he told him to get a genuine BMW one,it's £170!
Me & my Hyabussa riding mate told him to get shut & buy a Suzuki
He phoned up the bloke who services it to get some advice on what battery replace the current one,he told him to get a genuine BMW one,it's £170!
Me & my Hyabussa riding mate told him to get shut & buy a Suzuki
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I bet he sells them too.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:46 am He phoned up the bloke who services it to get some advice on what battery replace the current one,he told him to get a genuine BMW one,it's £170!
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No,he doesnt sell them,told our mate to get a genuine BMW battery as he reckoned they were the best & as he services the bike my mate phoned the local BMW shop.I'd have shopped around & fitted either a Yuasa or Motobatt myself.Skub wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:51 amI bet he sells them too.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:46 am He phoned up the bloke who services it to get some advice on what battery replace the current one,he told him to get a genuine BMW one,it's £170!
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The motobatt I bought last year cost more than he's being quoted for a BMW batteryBustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:38 pm I'd have shopped around & fitted either a Yuasa or Motobatt myself.
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There's a lot of fake Motobatt batteries out there,he needs to be careful who he buys from.
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My last one lasted about 14 months in my V1200 Guzzi.
Think I bought a fake one, as others have lasted 5+ years
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I was gasping for a smoke today.
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What's happened to the Evil one. ??
Yamaha rocket 3
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The other evil one?
I tell myself it'll get more use when the weather properly improves and I'm going on longer jaunts.
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Admit it - you're turning into a stinkwheel obsessive...
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@Skub just a thought; dunno if you ever venture to England on the bike, but Crich (village in Derbyshire) has an annual Classic Motorcycle Day (Sunday July 7th this year) and the chosen attraction will be Kawasaki triples... ! Interested?
Thinking aloud it might even be an option for the Forum Eggstravaganza...
https://www.tramway.co.uk/whatson/class ... cle-day-2/
Thinking aloud it might even be an option for the Forum Eggstravaganza...
https://www.tramway.co.uk/whatson/class ... cle-day-2/
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I saw the ads for that on Faceplace.My daughter's getting married around that time,so I may not be popular if I bunked off.mangocrazy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 3:33 pm @Skub just a thought; dunno if you ever venture to England on the bike, but Crich (village in Derbyshire) has an annual Classic Motorcycle Day (Sunday July 7th this year) and the chosen attraction will be Kawasaki triples... ! Interested?
Thinking aloud it might even be an option for the Forum Eggstravaganza...
https://www.tramway.co.uk/whatson/class ... cle-day-2/
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Aren't they made by Bosch?Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:38 pmNo,he doesnt sell them,told our mate to get a genuine BMW battery as he reckoned they were the best & as he services the bike my mate phoned the local BMW shop.I'd have shopped around & fitted either a Yuasa or Motobatt myself.Skub wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:51 amI bet he sells them too.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:46 am He phoned up the bloke who services it to get some advice on what battery replace the current one,he told him to get a genuine BMW one,it's £170!
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My 2009 Yamaha is still on the OE battery. I've been expecting it to fail for the last five years... that's why a Shido is sitting on the shelf.
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I've no idea,my Hyabussa riding mate suggested one for a John Deere might fit ..
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I've never had a BMW bike but all my oem BMW car batteries have been Bosch.