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  • tussuck
    tussuck
    2 months
    new rear rotor (custom solid unit mirror polished) and pads on the back of the Sporty. Plus sanded to rims a little to clean them up and a coat of ceramic to keep them that way.

    Next is the front rotor, pads and rim followed by the fork seals.
  • Hilly
    Hilly
    2 months
    I swear this is true, a mate of mine, a diesel fitter, back in my mining days was telling me on the way to work how much better his cruiser ute was running after a service, he had used some magical engine oil, changed the box, diffs and transfer oils, put a K&N filter in it, he reckoned the RPM at 110 had dropped at least a 100 revs from before, he was serious to, gave me a good laugh.

    Sorry, bit off topic.
  • John.R
    John.R
    2 months
    Went up and over Mt Hotham today after an overnighter to Bright. 

    Absolutely freezing (2 or 3*) and dusting with snowflakes.
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  • obisteve
    obisteve
    1 month
    Quoting T4 on 16 Feb 2025 06:37 AMedited: 16 Feb 2025 06:39 AM

    Hey Steve, The battery terminal is a bracket screwed to the actual battery with a socket headed cap screw (see pic below). This allows you in theory to screw the cables in several places, though in practice you don't gt that choice unless you make longer battery cables.
    I don't really remember how old that battery is as I have three bikes and two batteries (one crapped out) and have modified the mountings so the same battery fits all bikes - the one I ride depends on which bike is playing nice at the time.

    Cheers, Will

     

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    battery terminal
    Thanks for that Will.
    So it seems that the older yellow ones were the same as the older black HD ones in how the terminals are arranged. That suggests that new black HD ones, if they are available, will be the same as the new style yellow ones, if Motobatt isn't telling porkies about them being identical, and the minor issues I've struck fitting the yellow one into an 86 to 90 XL will be there on the HD black one.
    Suggest not buying sight unseen, and check to see if it will fit your application.
    I have had good runs from Motobatt batteries  generally get about 3.5 to 4 years from the 3 I've used.
  • 408
    408
    1 month
    Quoting Hilly on 18 Feb 2025 05:41 AMedited: 18 Feb 2025 05:54 AM

    Checked to see if it was still alive, that SSB battery is about fucked, I'm gunna need a newy soon.



    Still got a bit of life left in it.
    Just checked on "Walks around King Island "
    You'll be ok.  :)
  • Hilly
    Hilly
    1 month
    Quoting Hilly on 18 Feb 2025 05:41 AMedited: 18 Feb 2025 05:54 AM

    Checked to see if it was still alive, that SSB battery is about fucked, I'm gunna need a newy soon.


    Quoting 408 on 18 Feb 2025 07:18 AM


    Still got a bit of life left in it.
    Just checked on "Walks around King Island "
    You'll be ok.  :)

    Bugga that haha
  • crowster69
    crowster69
    1 month
    Quoting John.R on 16 Feb 2025 10:19 AM

    Went up and over Mt Hotham today after an overnighter to Bright. 


    Absolutely freezing (2 or 3*) and dusting with snowflakes.

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    Nice bike John.love those wheels
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    1 month
    Forks are leaking and the front Rotor is up for replacement so while I have it apart thought I would play with painting the rims, so laid down several sample area to see what I liked.  The Burnt Orange won (thats the orange not the brown), so that's the direction.  Like the look of highly polished rotors as well.
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  • Hilly
    Hilly
    1 month
    I went for a ride to Narracoopa, sealed road out, dirt road home, flogged me but it felt good.
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  • speedzter
    speedzter
    1 month
    Quoting Hilly on 07 Mar 2025 12:23 PM

    I went for a ride to Narracoopa, sealed road out, dirt road home, flogged me but it felt good.

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    How long did the loop take you ?
    Time for some dual sport tyres yet ?
  • Hilly
    Hilly
    1 month
    Quoting Hilly on 07 Mar 2025 12:23 PM

    I went for a ride to Narracoopa, sealed road out, dirt road home, flogged me but it felt good.

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    Quoting speedzter on 07 Mar 2025 11:39 PM

    How long did the loop take you ?
    Time for some dual sport tyres yet ?

    2 hours roughly, not long but pushing my limits ATM, funny I was looking at dual sport tyre's this morning 😁, need a flammin battery, this one is shagged, it started it, just, but I wasn't game to shut it off until I got home, better get one coming today rather than stress the charging circuit too much.
    What to get now is the question, was hoping 408 was gunna give a glowing report on his Supercheap special but it's crickets there lol.
  • 408
    408
    1 month
    Still got the HVT-1 in the bike.
    The lithium is still sitting in the corner.
    I didn't check the voltage when I got it, but it sat in the corner for 2 months. I checked it a couple of weeks ago and it was 13.2v. Says you are right to wack it in the bike at 13v or top it up if under.
    I topped it up then and just checked it at 13.44v
  • Hilly
    Hilly
    1 month
    So you got a lithium friendly charger then?
  • Hilly
    Hilly
    1 month
    I think I'll get another HV thingy, keep me going for another couple of years.
  • speedzter
    speedzter
    1 month
    Quoting 408 on 08 Mar 2025 07:00 AMedited: 08 Mar 2025 07:01 AM

    Still got the HVT-1 in the bike.
    The lithium is still sitting in the corner.
    I didn't check the voltage when I got it, but it sat in the corner for 2 months. I checked it a couple of weeks ago and it was 13.2v. Says you are right to wack it in the bike at 13v or top it up if under.
    I topped it up then and just checked it at 13.44v

    Any plans on fitting the Lithium in the bike any time soon ?
  • Hilly
    Hilly
    1 month
    I did some temp testing on the battery today, oil in the bag was at 107°c, pulled seat, battery was 35-40 depending on where I aimed the temp gun, sat the seat back on and let it heat soak for 10 minutes or so, rechecked and the hottest part of the battery I could get at was 53°c, some of the lithium batteries are 50 max, others are 60, I could see the oil getting quite a bit hotter at times so cutting it fine I'm thinking, reckon a HVT will have to do.

    So, after much ado, overthinking and sleeping on it I'm going to try the Predator PRL-12, it has temperature protection built in, meaning if the battery heat soaks past it's allowed temperature limit it will turn off so you can't damage it, its upper limit is 60°c.
    It also has overcharge and undercharge protection along with blue tooth connectivity so you can see what charge the battery has on your phone! Fancy but it's there, it's the one RJBatt were on about.
    It is a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery so it is much safer than the Lithium Ion types or so the story goes. $380 delivered, fingers crossed.
  • B0nes
    B0nes
    1 month
    Quoting Hilly on 10 Mar 2025 01:34 PMedited: 10 Mar 2025 08:33 PM

    I did some temp testing on the battery today, oil in the bag was at 107°c, pulled seat, battery was 35-40 depending on where I aimed the temp gun, sat the seat back on and let it heat soak for 10 minutes or so, rechecked and the hottest part of the battery I could get at was 53°c, some of the lithium batteries are 50 max, others are 60, I could see the oil getting quite a bit hotter at times so cutting it fine I'm thinking, reckon a HVT will have to do.


    So, after much ado, overthinking and sleeping on it I'm going to try the Predator PRL-12, it has temperature protection built in, meaning if the battery heat soaks past it's allowed temperature limit it will turn off so you can't damage it, its upper limit is 60°c.
    It also has overcharge and undercharge protection along with blue tooth connectivity so you can see what charge the battery has on your phone! Fancy but it's there, it's the one RJBatt were on about.
    It is a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery so it is much safer than the Lithium Ion types or so the story goes. $380 delivered, fingers crossed.

    I would be worried about the battery shutting down while riding, Not sure if it would put a strain on the charging system. There maybe some sort of protection that prevents that happening. Just something that I would keep a close eye on being the paranoid prick that I am.
  • Hilly
    Hilly
    1 month
    Quoting Hilly on 10 Mar 2025 01:34 PMedited: 10 Mar 2025 08:33 PM

    I did some temp testing on the battery today, oil in the bag was at 107°c, pulled seat, battery was 35-40 depending on where I aimed the temp gun, sat the seat back on and let it heat soak for 10 minutes or so, rechecked and the hottest part of the battery I could get at was 53°c, some of the lithium batteries are 50 max, others are 60, I could see the oil getting quite a bit hotter at times so cutting it fine I'm thinking, reckon a HVT will have to do.


    So, after much ado, overthinking and sleeping on it I'm going to try the Predator PRL-12, it has temperature protection built in, meaning if the battery heat soaks past it's allowed temperature limit it will turn off so you can't damage it, its upper limit is 60°c.
    It also has overcharge and undercharge protection along with blue tooth connectivity so you can see what charge the battery has on your phone! Fancy but it's there, it's the one RJBatt were on about.
    It is a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery so it is much safer than the Lithium Ion types or so the story goes. $380 delivered, fingers crossed.

    Quoting B0nes on 10 Mar 2025 08:49 PM

    I would be worried about the battery shutting down while riding, Not sure if it would put a strain on the charging system. There maybe some sort of protection that prevents that happening. Just something that I would keep a close eye on being the paranoid prick that I am.

    I checked it twice yesterday, first immediately after turning it off at the bowser($2.43 per litre thankyou very much! 91 to boot!) and the battery was 36°c, the second time was after I got home and had run it into the shed and left it on the side stand idling for a couple of minutes so I could check the oil level properly when I turned it off, I'm pretty confident it will be fine while normal riding, stuck in traffic on a stinking hot day might be of concern but that's not gunna happen here, it was a blistering 26°c yesterday 😁
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