this thread comes from the "bad DNA" thread of some 27 or 8 pages on the "General" board. it was said by diverrick that plastic isn't damaged by acid. i'm bringing the thread here so as to leave the other one in peace. i cannot believe that i feel the desire to talk about it further, but i will leave the pettiness with pictoral proof that battery acid does, indeed, attack plastic.
battery acid wrecks everything on a bike. go to a motorcycle junk yard and look around. find "clean" bikes with rust in one place under the seat. then pull a sidecover and go from there. in my experience, the stuff the japanese use is more robust than ducatis.
battery box deformation (red arrows point out damage)
acid damaged side cover
the battery box is deformed and less flexible than it should be. when someone says that acid has damaged their battery box or other plastic component, i believe them. say what y'all want. i know that battery acid can affect plastic and i'm finished talking about it. any more and this will turn into something ugly (where's that special olympics / flame war pic??).
battery acid wrecks everything on a bike. go to a motorcycle junk yard and look around. find "clean" bikes with rust in one place under the seat. then pull a sidecover and go from there. in my experience, the stuff the japanese use is more robust than ducatis.
battery box deformation (red arrows point out damage)
acid damaged side cover
the battery box is deformed and less flexible than it should be. when someone says that acid has damaged their battery box or other plastic component, i believe them. say what y'all want. i know that battery acid can affect plastic and i'm finished talking about it. any more and this will turn into something ugly (where's that special olympics / flame war pic??).