Getting to the battery

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Seveneer
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Getting to the battery

Post by Seveneer »

Bloody hell they hid the battery well on these bikes didn't they

Thought I'd install the connector plug thingy off my optimate charger on the bike so I don't have to get to the battery very often. An hour (+) later the job's done and I'm glad I don't have to do that again in a hurry.

How long do you lot take to do get to the battery?

/Phil.
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boxerpan
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Post by boxerpan »

Fit an Odyssey, you won't need to go there again for a few years :)
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madman
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Post by madman »

Don't bother with the battery, just plug the optimate into the power socket. If you have not got one then buy it from the dealer, they are around £10 if my memory serves me right.
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Jason M
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Re: Getting to the battery

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Seveneer wrote: How long do you lot take to do get to the battery?
/Phil.
About 5 minutes nowadays - I just stand by the bike then like a Colour Seargent I shout "GET YOUR CLOTHES OFF NOW YOU DIRTY LITTLE GIRL" and they all fall off automatically. The fastest I think I've done it is when I had to remove the tank and drain it after filling it up with diesel in a Bucherest (spelt wrong!) petrol station. 40 Minutes from "oh shit" to "thank god for that" :wink:

You'll get used to it!

Jason
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NA1959
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Post by NA1959 »

Yip! tried to fit the optimate power lead, and took me over an Hour.
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boxerpan
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Post by boxerpan »

If you get the BMW power socket it plugs in under the seat on off side. No need to take tank off, just need to adapt optimate with male plug.
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theseadog
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Re: Getting to the battery

Post by theseadog »

Jason M wrote:
Seveneer wrote: How long do you lot take to do get to the battery?
/Phil.
About 5 minutes nowadays - I just stand by the bike then like a Colour Seargent I shout "GET YOUR CLOTHES OFF NOW YOU DIRTY LITTLE GIRL" and they all fall off automatically. You'll get used to it!

Jason
Jason I'd have thought you'd just 'twat it' (TM) with your hammer ! :lol:


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