Marky1968 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 (edited) Hi to you guys. i have a 73 plate Spirit 125, but the battery has more or less died already with the original Chinese battery installed. Can someone recommend a good replacement battery please. Maybe a MaH 9 output capacity. I understand bike batteries are pretty much hopeless in the current UK climate. I have had the current battery on a smart charger in the garage, it starts fine, then dies if I leave it disconnected after a couple of hours in the cold. Any help would be really be appreciated Thanks Marc Edited January 11 by Marky1968 Quote
bud Posted January 11 Posted January 11 This place are pretty good for batteries. Quick shipping too. Just put in your registration number, and it will recommend you a battery. But give you other options. https://www.tayna.co.uk/motorcycle-batteries/types/yb7-a/?msclkid=fddc46041cc9178b4d6921871f2c9ae5 Quote
RideWithStyles Posted January 12 Posted January 12 (edited) Sounds like a cell or two died. ones like yuasa ytx7 are good make sure it’s over 100cca. If its that bad still after changing it your bike has a short or a heavy drain going on Edited January 12 by RideWithStyles Quote
Stu Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Are you sure that you don't have something draining the battery? The cold doesn't kill batteries it's actually heat. They just work harder in the cold hence why a screed battery shows up in cold weather. From experience a battery that is screwed and dropped a cell won't even start the bike after a charge! It sounds to me like you have something drawing power while the bike is off. If its under warranty then I would be going that route too Quote
Capt Sisko Posted January 12 Posted January 12 18 hours ago, Marky1968 said: Hi to you guys. i have a 73 plate Spirit 125 A '73' plate is at the most 15 months old and your bike should therefore be under warranty, (I belive it's 60 Months Unlimited Mileage) which is also transferable. Have you spoken to your dealer yet about it? Quote
Marky1968 Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 I shall contact the dealership where I bought the bike. It is the original rubbish battery that came with the bike. I haven’t started it for over 3 months, there is nothing else connected to the bike to draw anything from the battery. It is on a smart charger now, it was strange as it seemed like the dash and the headlight are fine. My friend and I have done a modification to the gear selector pedal as I felt it was too low, so disconnected the charger for maybe 2 hours max. Went to try and start bike, there was nothing. Appreciate your comments regarding this issue. Will try again tomorrow, when I get home from work and let you know how I get on. Thank you Marc Quote
Capt Sisko Posted January 12 Posted January 12 3 hours ago, Marky1968 said: My friend and I have done a modification to the gear selector pedal How did you modify the gear selector? I don't know if the Bluroc follows the same pattern as many other bikes in that you can't start the bike if it's in gear, (unless the clutch is pulled in), but could you have damaged the 12v connector? Will the bike bump start? Quote
Marky1968 Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 6 hours ago, Capt Sisko said: How did you modify the gear selector? I don't know if the Bluroc follows the same pattern as many other bikes in that you can't start the bike if it's in gear, (unless the clutch is pulled in), but could you have damaged the 12v connector? Will the bike bump start? We just drilled a hole and moved the gear selector up. Have tested it selects gears fine. The 12v connector seems fine, as I have moved the smart charger positive connection and it charges fine. No, haven’t tried bump starting it yet, I shall do if I can’t get the bike to start. Yes, you have to hold clutch grip in to start the bike. Quote
RideWithStyles Posted January 13 Posted January 13 When you say modified the gear lever do you mean to adjust the height? As in adjusted the rod? Or the clamp on the spline? From the pictures seen no drilling is required…. Quote
Yorky Posted January 13 Posted January 13 2 hours ago, Marky1968 said: We just drilled a hole and moved the gear selector up. Why would you need to drill a hole?? Quote
RideWithStyles Posted January 13 Posted January 13 (edited) If it was for height you adjust the circled rod. If it’s major out and you don’t have adjustment left in the rod you can go adjust the clamp of the spline as the arrow points, one or two nonches/teeth are more than enough. Unless you have really really small feet? needed the gap between the peg and the lever peg closer together? which case then an aftermarket peg would have been a good idea or even a different bike if it’s a fail or fit you your biometrics… Edited January 13 by RideWithStyles Autocorrect Quote
Capt Sisko Posted January 13 Posted January 13 13 hours ago, Marky1968 said: The 12v connector seems fine, as I have moved the smart charger positive connection and it charges fine. Perhaps I should have made myself clearer. It was the 12v connector to your neutral switch I was talking about, i.e. the one that stops the bike starting when it's in gear that may have been damaged, not the battery connector, however whether that cut out switch is acticated from the gear selector or a relay from the dashboard neutral light, I really don't know. All that said, from what your later post says and from your photo if all you've modified is the linkage I can't see how that can have happened. Quote
Marky1968 Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 46 minutes ago, Capt Sisko said: Perhaps I should have made myself clearer. It was the 12v connector to your neutral switch I was talking about, i.e. the one that stops the bike starting when it's in gear that may have been damaged, not the battery connector, however whether that cut out switch is acticated from the gear selector or a relay from the dashboard neutral light, I really don't know. All that said, from what your later post says and from your photo if all you've modified is the linkage I can't see how that can have happened. Thank you for making yourself clearer I can’t see how the neutral switch can be damaged as I haven’t touched that part. All I have done is connected the negative and positive terminals of the smart charger to the battery. All we have done is moved the gear pedal up slightly, on the metal frame bracket, and haven’t interfered with anything else. I am busy the next couple of days, so I won’t get a chance to test the bike yet. Shall let you know if I get the Spirit started in due course. Appreciate your help Marc Quote
Marky1968 Posted January 18 Author Posted January 18 Bike is fine. Started her up today without any issues. Let run for about 30 minutes. Think it’s just the cold that got to the battery. Back on smart charger now. Oil and filter change tomorrow 2 Quote
Marky1968 Posted January 18 Author Posted January 18 On 13/01/2025 at 09:20, RideWithStyles said: If it was for height you adjust the circled rod. If it’s major out and you don’t have adjustment left in the rod you can go adjust the clamp of the spline as the arrow points, one or two nonches/teeth are more than enough. Unless you have really really small feet? needed the gap between the peg and the lever peg closer together? which case then an aftermarket peg would have been a good idea or even a different bike if it’s a fail or fit you your biometrics… Thank you for your help and photo. It’s the actual lever that was too far down, way to far from foot peg. I was always leaning to change gear, my friends noticed behind me when riding. It’s much better now, I shall take a photo of the gear peg mod we have done 2 1 Quote
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