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Welp. I think I may have fried this battery.. Me and batteries. Ugh.
Used the
http://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/an ... t-charger/
to charge the 12BS-16
http://guzzitech.com/store/product/415- ... pathway-11
was probably the wrong way to do it.
Silly me, I happened to let my motorcycle sit with the key in the ignition for a couple hours, and the battery drained to about 11V. Can these liPoly batteries be recharged successfully to turn the motorcycle over, or am I screwed? It seems like it is an expensive mistake. It's currently hooked...
I can't seem to find the dimensions of the rear brake reservoir of the Griso 8V, what's the threading on it? I looked through the service manual, but a cursory glance couldn't find the information I was looking for.
Quick update..
I installed a new battery. Battery now shows a full 13.0V charge after a ten-fifteen minute ride. Overnight, charge is at 12.4 in the morning.. But it charges back up to 13.0.. Previous battery would drop to 11 or so. Over the Thanksgiving weekend (Happy Belated Thanksgiving!)...
Surprised that my location is not in my information! I must have left that out.. I'm in Los Angeles, where cold weather is a myth. At least weather that's below 50 Fahrenheit.
I can usually tell when the battery is getting really drained, and can estimate when it will not start at all, as in...
Just a general update on the battery situation.. It's dead again. This is about a month since I last charged it, and I ride 5-6 days a week.. I'm going to pick up a brand new Yuasa to replace the Parts Unlimited one..
Ya.... so something is definitely not right. Tried starting it up this morning, no go. Would try to crank, then a click, and nothing. Voltmeter shows 10.8-11 when turned on, 13-14 when running. Any ideas? I'm gonna re-tighten the terminals when I get home, and maybe charge it up again, but it...
I have a Parts Unlimited Maintenance Free 12V battery in my Griso, so it's sealed and I don't need to add anything to it. To charge it fully, 1.5A for ~10hrs or 3.6 for ~3hrs on the battery itself. And of course I have a 750mA charger, so it took two days. But the voltmeter in the Griso shows...
Looks like it was just a dead battery. Started up this morning great! Whew. I'm still kinda surprised that it needed charging after only three months of daily use.
Yes, it sounds lazy as it is cranking, and then it just runs out of juice. There's no click at all, just seems to run out. The voltmeter says it's at around 10. I'll take out the battery tonight and clean the terminals as well, and we'll see what happens tomorrow morning!
It's been a crazy weekend in Los Angeles, so I haven't written the Griso since last Friday. This morning I try to start it up, and it just kinda pretends to crank over. Has the battery drained out already? It took a little longer than usual to start up on Friday, but I didn't think letting it...
After a small service to install my GPS system (rlink.com), they found that the right side spark plug wire was almost disconnected! It may have been giving me erratic mileage, as well as the hesitation stumbling I was feeling in a lower gear. It still feels a little weird now, but I'm not sure...
Just bought a 2009 Griso 8V, and I love it so far. There are a couple hitches which I hope to fix (there's some stumbling in 1st and 2nd gear between 20-40mph). I've filled it up once already, but it's only been about 75 miles in, and the reserve light is on! It'll be on for about a minute...