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Re: battery

Postby boilermaker » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:01 pm

Daza
Thank you for the tip but the original post was last year. I have been running a Lucas battery since then with no problems.
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Re: battery

Postby Mach IV » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:46 pm

Lucas... :lol:
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Re: battery

Postby radiograf » Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:51 pm

If you have trouble cranking the engine over in cold weather, check what engine oil you have in. If its too viscious, ie 20w50, not 10w40, the engine will have difficulty turning over. My father always used to swear by a 50/50 mix of gearbox oil and paraffin (kerosene) in his 1952 Triumph Thunderbird in the winter. I DO NOT recommend this in a modern bike!
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Re: battery

Postby boilermaker » Thu Nov 24, 2011 6:35 am

Radiograf
It was once common practice to dilute Aero engine lube oil with petrol/gasoline before shutting down in arctic conditions and a lot of Russian military vehicles still have a provision to dilute lube oil with deisel spirit under the same conditions. But as you say not to be recommended with modern motorcycle engines.
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Re: battery

Postby iceman » Thu May 03, 2012 6:20 pm

I was looking at German Ebay and saw the most expensive battery ever!!

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Motorrad-Batteri ... 4cff40805f
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