Battery????

[Martin Retherford <m_a_retherford@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Being the mischievous type I am, I thought I might drop a little hint type 
statement.  Once upon a time I had a two day old D207 rear go flat on the 
freeway and being that I didn't have the funds to pay for a tow I called up 
O.C. Triumph and asked if they could help.  Mickey said hold tight, I am 
sending someone out in the truck to pick you up but I had to go with - for 
a parts pickup on the way back.  I said no problem, of course, as he was 
definitely hooking me up.
The parts pick up was battery acid.  So I discovered that the dealers, mix 
there own stuff so to speak, make their own batteries.  So I am thinking, 
and it may be wrong, but it seems entirely possible to my eyes that the 
batteries would be taking dives left and right.  I am pretty sure the bikes 
are shipped via cargo boat and I have no idea what kind of packaging or 
amount of desiccant is used.  Batteries could be corroding on the way over 
from the UK, maybe some shipping damage.
In any case I am thinking that this is more likely the reason why some of 
you folks are having marginal to dead batteries.  I am also wondering why 
Triumph wouldn't just have the dealers buy batteries on this side of the 
pond instead of shipping them from home.  Maybe more expensive that way.

Martin Retherford


- -----Original Message-----
From:	Matt Knowles [SMTP:matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent:	Sunday, April 23, 2000 4:41 PM
To:	ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:	Wrenching vs. Riding (was Re: Top Rack etc.)

which for me is what motorcycling is all about.  AMENE (sp) brother!

By the way, I forgot who said it, but yes I needed a new battery in less
than a month. It just wouldn't consistently keep a charge. That's the first
time I've ever had a battery be so flaky. Usually when they die, they die
completely. This one would work for several days or even a week and then go
dead, then work again, only to die again.

Matt Knowles - mattknowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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