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Heorot · 13-09-14, 12:15 PM

I left mine for 9 weeks while I went off on a long holiday. When I got back is started OK but there was a petrol leak so I shut it down until my mechanic friend Sean could look at it. No problem with the battery. Sean couldn't replicate the fuel leak so I have been riding it; until 2 days ago. It started OK and I made 3 stops en-route. When I tried to start it after the third stop, nothing. The battery had given up the ghost. Fortunately, Sean was a telephone call away and rescued me. The battery had gone from working fine to completely dead in 5 minutes.

13-09-14, 12:15 PM	#4
Heorot Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: South Norfolk Posts: 341	Re: How long unused? Laying up a bike. I left mine for 9 weeks while I went off on a long holiday. When I got back is started OK but there was a petrol leak so I shut it down until my mechanic friend Sean could look at it. No problem with the battery. Sean couldn't replicate the fuel leak so I have been riding it; until 2 days ago. It started OK and I made 3 stops en-route. When I tried to start it after the third stop, nothing. The battery had given up the ghost. Fortunately, Sean was a telephone call away and rescued me. The battery had gone from working fine to completely dead in 5 minutes. __________________ Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full. However, both are wrong; the real problem is the cup is too big. Honda 125 CG blown engine Gone to the great mechanic in the sky Naked SV650 K3 in Silver