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Biker Biggles · 17-01-10, 04:01 PM

For future reference you can get a good new battery from Batteryman on this forum(based in Enfield)for under £50.
As for your current situation do you have a Optimate charger or can you borrow one?
Try charging your battery and see if it takes a full charge and holds it.If it doesnt take it back to where you got it and get it replaced or a refund.Other checks to do are that all the connections are tight,especially the battery terminals and the block connectors to and from the regulator.And the earth strap.
As your bike has an alarm I would advise you to get a charger anyway,and make a point of ensuring it gets charged every week or two.

17-01-10, 04:01 PM	#7
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Re: alternator? rectifier? battery? For future reference you can get a good new battery from Batteryman on this forum(based in Enfield)for under £50. As for your current situation do you have a Optimate charger or can you borrow one? Try charging your battery and see if it takes a full charge and holds it.If it doesnt take it back to where you got it and get it replaced or a refund.Other checks to do are that all the connections are tight,especially the battery terminals and the block connectors to and from the regulator.And the earth strap. As your bike has an alarm I would advise you to get a charger anyway,and make a point of ensuring it gets charged every week or two. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.