02-01-2022, 03:03 AM
... shame on you.
Fool me twice, I probably deserve it.
Ugh, after hearing that click when I tried to leave for home on the Bonneville last night, I finally admitted to myself that my two-year old Yuasa was, indeed going six feet under. Despite my efforts to resuscitate it with my Optimate, it's showing 12.7 at rest, but drops to 6.6 when it's trying to crank.
There was a mention of fake Yuasas on another thread. I wondered if that was what I had. Looked back through my purchase history, and got this one on Amazon two years ago. Should I buy a new one from a known, reputable dealer? Probably.
But, Mrs. Gone and I have a war chest of unused gift cards from The Moms over the years, and we realized that we should look to see if any of them are expiring soon.
Another Amazon Yuasa will exactly burn a Visa gift card that will be dead soon, so we'll roll the dice, and if I get another two years, at least I didn't spend cash on it.
And once that's done, I need to get off of my duff and put a charger cable on the 300. Figured that would be just as easy of a job as any other bike. But, no dice. Due to the compact packaging of that little bike, the battery is under the gas tank. Which is under a complex, three-piece decorative cover. So, been waiting for a rainy day for that little project. But, if that battery dies without access to it through a plug, that bike is truly dead in the water, so I should bump it up on the priority list.
Fool me twice, I probably deserve it.
Ugh, after hearing that click when I tried to leave for home on the Bonneville last night, I finally admitted to myself that my two-year old Yuasa was, indeed going six feet under. Despite my efforts to resuscitate it with my Optimate, it's showing 12.7 at rest, but drops to 6.6 when it's trying to crank.
There was a mention of fake Yuasas on another thread. I wondered if that was what I had. Looked back through my purchase history, and got this one on Amazon two years ago. Should I buy a new one from a known, reputable dealer? Probably.
But, Mrs. Gone and I have a war chest of unused gift cards from The Moms over the years, and we realized that we should look to see if any of them are expiring soon.
Another Amazon Yuasa will exactly burn a Visa gift card that will be dead soon, so we'll roll the dice, and if I get another two years, at least I didn't spend cash on it.
And once that's done, I need to get off of my duff and put a charger cable on the 300. Figured that would be just as easy of a job as any other bike. But, no dice. Due to the compact packaging of that little bike, the battery is under the gas tank. Which is under a complex, three-piece decorative cover. So, been waiting for a rainy day for that little project. But, if that battery dies without access to it through a plug, that bike is truly dead in the water, so I should bump it up on the priority list.