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snowy09 wrote:Don’t stress nick he hasn’t ridden since he fell of the bike while it was in the shed on its stand. He tore a fingernail standing it back up and hasn’t been any good since.
Haha !! I always seem to end up with Aaron around the fire half cut listening to some really funny sh#t , so he will be missed !!
Thanks for the PM Aaron , gutted you can’t make it mate
Nick
We hit spuds loop today and it was awesome , conditions perfect , trails in good nick and hills to challenge everyone !!!
We left spuds at 7.50 and got back at 4.30 , we did stop for some trail maintenance but with 20 riders we will need to be on our game to make the day work so we will have a bit of an earlier start on Saturday and we have organised a mixed sandwich plater at the pub to help us keep daylight on our side . None of the trails are to be missed it really is a top loop :woohoo:
Nick
Happy birthday Krusty
Nick
Looks like a great ride , enjoyed the vids !! That rocky section looked tricky :woohoo:
Nick
Awesome Gibbit , great result and nice work staying vertical
Any more pics
Love it !!
Nick
After a full 8 hours charging my Lithium battery reads 12.4v on the multi , low on the batteries own gauge and will not turn a bike ?? Give me 240volts any day
Nick
BellingenEv wrote:smashed elbow bone came through my shirt and put a hole in my elbow guard lots of gore
and due to promises made last time I am retired from ridingReally sorry to here that Ev
andy29 wrote:take me off the reserve nick. carting coal that weekend buddy.cheers mate. c u soon looking forward to seeing the beta. .
Next time mate
( looks like you’d have been in too !! )
Nick
No good at all Ev , hope it’s not too bad
Thanks for the heads up LC
That’s awesome !!!!! Rough heads alright
I’ll grab a copy ASAP !!
Nick
Hope you’ve a great day matey
Nick
After doing a bit more research it seems there are some very mixed results with the lithium battery , on a street bike forum some guys have had there batteries trouble free for 2 years plus and others had 3 out of 5 fail under warranty and gone back to lead acid.
Length of bike storage and discharge seem to be the biggest issue with the battery going flat when left connected to the bike. Also a more realistic 4 months shelf life seems to be the norm.
Charging has mixed reports with most saying never use a standard trickle charger only a specific charger for their battery.
There are optimiser chargers available apparently suited to the Motocell battery but RRP is $74.95. It’s starting to get expensive compared to a standard battery.
D-Rally wrote:Are you sure it’s a lithium. I am 95% sure that Motobatt don’t make lithium Batteries. What colour is the battery casing? Is it yellow? or is it black with a green top? Even better, any chance you could post a picture?Now you got me thinking !! It’s definitely lithium but I’ve found an old post and it’s a Motocell not Motobatt :blush: ( sorry Motobatt :whistle: )
Here’s the pic ….
Does that mean a standard charger will work as the instructions say or does it need a lithium charger ?? My Makita power tool batteries had to have a specific charger when I changed to lithium.
Why the limited shelf life ??
Thanks for the replies
Nick
D-Rally wrote:That’s strange Nick that the website would recommend and AGM or Absorbed Glass Matt battery charger for a lithium battery. What brand battery is it?It’s a Motobatt but it seems their AGM charger suits more than one of their battery types
The funny thing is when I googled Motobatt one of the first results that comes up is “Warning Motobatt batteries are Shit”
Nick
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