R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:58 pm
Zitat von DJBee im Beitrag #28 Thanks for the heads up on the boots DJ,Mrs Bravo complains about my squeaky TCX boots so I may well ask Santa for a pair. Ahhh Triumphs......... apparently the electrics ain't so good now either. A friend of mine chopped in his Tiger for the new 1200 explorer when they came out. He reckoned the electrics were possessed by Satan(though a possession by Satan is not necessarily always a bad thing). Mrs Bravo and I lay in bed Sunday night(steady boys) discussing the situation with the bike and she asked me "What would have happened if we'd been going through the traffic like you usually do and the bike cut out?" I replied "There's a good chance you would be dead now sweetheart " "Me? What about you?" She said. "Obviously my love I'd be fine because I'm immortal " 
You gotta tear it up shake it up break it out Baby!
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There can nae be only one, highlander! |
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Bravo. Delighted to hear that you are immortal! I am very interested in what went wrong and glad that you and Mrs. Bravo have not had to test your immortality, nor her presumed mortality!
DJBee
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The bike was picked up today and guess what? It had power to the clocks. The guy who collected it switched on the ignition to get the mileage,he didn't try to start it though. It was taken to Lind Motorrad Norwich who called me to say they've checked the battery and it's only showing 3.2 volts. They suspect a faulty alternator.
Keep yourself alive Keep yourself alive! Take you all your time and money to keep me satisfied.
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Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #35 I suspect a knackered battery. Cheers Paul B. |
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Zitat von Paul B im Beitrag #36Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #35 Me too.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2005 Triumph Bonneville T-100; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2011 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #37Zitat von Paul B im Beitrag #36Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #35 They're going to charge it overnight then run the bike and do some checks on the charging system,if it turns out that the alternator is faulty I'm guessing it'll have to come from The Fatherland. As long as it's free I'm not worried.
Another one bites the dust
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Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #39 I deal with 12V lead/acid batteries on a daily basis. A 12V battery down to 3.2V is never going to recover. Cheers Paul B. |
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Zitat von Holger im Beitrag #41Zitat von Paul B im Beitrag #40 BMW uses AGM batteries. I thought they gave up on Gel batteries a long time ago. My 2003 K1200RS came with a Gel battery and my 2011 K1300S came with a AGM battery.
Lee
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Zitat von Holger im Beitrag #41Zitat von Paul B im Beitrag #40 wet electrolyte, calcium, gel or AGM - these are all based on lead acid chemistry, just the medium is different most BMW bikes seem to ship with Exide AGM batteries nowadays. Motorworks sell Exide batteries which are identical, except they do not have a BMW roundel embossed into the case. some bedtime reading: http://www.batteryfaq.org/ - simply the best online resource for understanding automotive batteries with very useful diagnostic advice |
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Well girls the tech Wizards at Lind have got my baby running again
Another one bites the dust
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