battery dead?
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:51 pm
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:36:26 -0000 "maudibbb"
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<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> maudibbb, Having absolutely no first hand experience with the Odyssey I'm gonna guess the battery is finally toast and you should just get a new battery and be thankful the old one lasted 7 years. That's pretty impressive for a motorcycle battery. I've got one that is going on 10 years but it's now used in a riding lawn mower instead of a bike. Longest I'll have to walk when that fails is on my property. : ) I'm gonna guess the OEM battery should fit fine but if the wires were moved to accommodate the Odyssey you might have to move them back. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT ____________________________________________________________ Start a Web Site! Hosting for only $3.95/mo. Free setup! http://offers.juno.com/TGL1141/?u=http://www.freeservers.com> Hello Folks! When I bought my 2001 650 in 2002, it came with an > Odyssey battery. It's provided great service for 7 years. This > weekend > the "Beast" stopped starting. It started gradually, and each time > the > KLR was shut off and restarted, cranking was slower and slower > until > finally there was no cranking at all. Due to circumstances, this > battery has never been charged other then by the KLR itself. It's > been > in 12 to 118 degree temps with periods of up to 2 months of not > being > started when I was hospitalized. Never failed to start till now. Do > I > get the battery charged and hope for the best? Do I somehow test if > the charging system is working properly, or just buy a new battery? > Also since the Odyssey is mounted on it's side rather then it's > bottom, should an OEM battery fit properly without modification? > Thanks!!
