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#61 Unread post by CentralOzzy »

9000white wrote:having to remove the battery completely to check the water level.
i have never owned a motorcycle that i didnt have to do this on.
YEAH that REALLY SUCKS!!
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#62 Unread post by keysman »

How come there are not more maintenance free batteries for bikes?
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#63 Unread post by oldnslo »

Yuasa makes a pretty full line of them--I have one in mine. What's the problem?
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#64 Unread post by keysman »

I'll have to look into that. How come my bike didn't come with one then? Lame.
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#65 Unread post by oldnslo »

They are not usually original equipment. They are usually considered as replacements for OEM.
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#66 Unread post by 9000white »

they dont make one to fit my main ride-1985 v30 magna--put one in my sabre--had to reverse battery cables.
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#67 Unread post by CentralOzzy »

9000white wrote:they dont make one to fit my main ride-1985 v30 magna--put one in my sabre--had to reverse battery cables.
In that case, they gave you the wrong one!

Take it back & ask for the 'Reverse Pole' model battery.
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#68 Unread post by 9000white »

two weeks after i changed it over yuasa came out with one to fit mine ytx14ahlbs--that is the soundtrack of my life.
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#69 Unread post by vulcanman500 »

I hate it when You enter a Round-a-bout and everyone is goin the wrong way. :roll2:
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#70 Unread post by Nibblet99 »

vulcanman500 wrote:I hate it when You enter a Round-a-bout and everyone is goin the wrong way. :roll2:
What have you been doing in hemmel hempstead?... s'gotta be the only round-about, made up of seven little ones, so you can go around the wrong way :scared:
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