Battery acid on my engine - (bad, DNA, bad)

[ColdNeck]

Originally Posted by Statler

I'd politely push the angle of them selling the bike with a recalled battery (when was the recall? hopefully prior to the sale). Check your old paperwork.... most bikes used are sold as is but it's worth a check. wasn't on consignment was it?


Chris

Yeah, the recall was prior to the sale and it wasn't on consignment. Sage advice about pushing diplomatically. I may farm for any ins with the dealership. Again, I'm not losing count of how lucky I was you guys had this thread up. Thanks for the advice Chris -
Josh

Originally Posted by FastM

Tom,
How old is your battery?

The battery hasn't been changed since purchase in '05. The model is an 02 so I'm assuming it's the OEM as it's that dysfunctional little GS S.O.B. Obviously an older battery but not many miles on the bike (4K) and I didn't have any issues with it until investigating after the thread.

[mitt]

You probably know this, but the BAD GS batteries were replaced with good GS batteries with different vent holes. I just want to make sure you have identified it as a bad one correctly.

I would try to get a new battery out of it, but like others have said, it will be a hard sell since the battery if bad is 6 years old, which is really old for a MC battery.

good luck.

mitt

[ColdNeck]

Originally Posted by mitt

You probably know this, but the BAD GS batteries were replaced with good GS batteries with different vent holes. I just want to make sure you have identified it as a bad one correctly.



mitt

Yeah, the one in my bike had the low vent holes as referenced earlier in the thread. I'll see what I'm able to get out of it while maintaining a sense of realism. Thanks for the help Mitt -