I had a couple of problems crop-up suddenly on my bike, the headlight began working erratically, the horn wouldn't shout (I have a WOLO 'Bad Boy' airhorn) & that tells me, 'a bad ground or a bad +':ummm:
This is what I found on my Ballistic battery. Trying for a warranty thru the shop where I bought two of 'em in the past year. One for the VMax, one for the FZR1000.
The brass casting, threaded for the 6mm X1.0 thread battery terminal bolt, snapped. The length of the bolt is < the thickness of the wire harness + ring terminal & flat washer when the bolt is tightened into the battery. It appears the + terminal snapped inside the case. :damn angry:
I already ordered a Shorai, as the shop said Parts Unlimited is giving them a hard time over warranties on the Ballistics. I still believe in the 'goodness' of the lithium-ion concept. They just need to be made to withstand the duty use in a motorcycle.
I also got-off my lazy butt & rewired my WOLO airhorn, which I had previously just wired-up to the stock terminals, w/o using the included relay. I never popped a fuse, but the horn was probably having a problem w/the broken + terminal. While troubleshooting the horn, including properly-wiring the relay (should have done it in the 1st place), I found the broken + battery terminal. I have the relay in-place now. The horn sounds much-louder now! I have a dB meter I inherited from my oldest brother, he retired as a railroad engineer for Amtrack a few years-ago & used to keep a dB meter in the engine to check on the ambient noise level, as he had some documented hearing loss from the heavy equipment. I can also use it for documenting the scream of my UFO Dragstar 4/1, I say "it's as-loud as a 747 on take-off!" And, Monday, Steve at Under Pressure, the Dania Beach FL 33312 shop which builds all-kinds of drag bikes (6 seconds!) & maintains/repairs my humble VMax as required, should be in-receipt of my megaphone Jon Cornell shipped to me last week. :clapping:Added: pics of the UFO megaphone 4/3/13
Going back outside to finish the day's projects so I can ride. Gonna cannibalize the Ballistic from the FZR1000 for the VMMax to be able to ride...:biglaugh:
This is what I found on my Ballistic battery. Trying for a warranty thru the shop where I bought two of 'em in the past year. One for the VMax, one for the FZR1000.
The brass casting, threaded for the 6mm X1.0 thread battery terminal bolt, snapped. The length of the bolt is < the thickness of the wire harness + ring terminal & flat washer when the bolt is tightened into the battery. It appears the + terminal snapped inside the case. :damn angry:
I already ordered a Shorai, as the shop said Parts Unlimited is giving them a hard time over warranties on the Ballistics. I still believe in the 'goodness' of the lithium-ion concept. They just need to be made to withstand the duty use in a motorcycle.
I also got-off my lazy butt & rewired my WOLO airhorn, which I had previously just wired-up to the stock terminals, w/o using the included relay. I never popped a fuse, but the horn was probably having a problem w/the broken + terminal. While troubleshooting the horn, including properly-wiring the relay (should have done it in the 1st place), I found the broken + battery terminal. I have the relay in-place now. The horn sounds much-louder now! I have a dB meter I inherited from my oldest brother, he retired as a railroad engineer for Amtrack a few years-ago & used to keep a dB meter in the engine to check on the ambient noise level, as he had some documented hearing loss from the heavy equipment. I can also use it for documenting the scream of my UFO Dragstar 4/1, I say "it's as-loud as a 747 on take-off!" And, Monday, Steve at Under Pressure, the Dania Beach FL 33312 shop which builds all-kinds of drag bikes (6 seconds!) & maintains/repairs my humble VMax as required, should be in-receipt of my megaphone Jon Cornell shipped to me last week. :clapping:Added: pics of the UFO megaphone 4/3/13
Going back outside to finish the day's projects so I can ride. Gonna cannibalize the Ballistic from the FZR1000 for the VMMax to be able to ride...:biglaugh:
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