Date: 09-11-25  Time: 03:41 am

Author Topic: Bringing the foxeye back from the dead  (Read 5448 times)

bellycgb

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Re: Bringing the foxeye back from the dead
« Reply #25 on: 18 July 2013, 04:00:50 pm »
yeah sounds like a machine gun lol will put 10 ltrs of fuel in it and see if i can fire her up

darrsi

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Re: Bringing the foxeye back from the dead
« Reply #26 on: 18 July 2013, 05:10:13 pm »
yeah sounds like a machine gun lol will put 10 ltrs of fuel in it and see if i can fire her up

I've always wanted a machine gun on my bike........apparently the police frown upon it though  :\

bellycgb

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Re: Bringing the foxeye back from the dead
« Reply #27 on: 19 July 2013, 10:20:02 am »
put 5ltrs of petrol in and tried to fire her up, still getting the loud buzzing from under the seat. got the battery charger connected too, just seems theres not enough power :( battery is crap was on the charger for 5 hours yesterday i tested it after and it was only 6.3v

darrsi

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Re: Bringing the foxeye back from the dead
« Reply #28 on: 19 July 2013, 10:31:59 am »
put 5ltrs of petrol in and tried to fire her up, still getting the loud buzzing from under the seat. got the battery charger connected too, just seems theres not enough power :( battery is crap was on the charger for 5 hours yesterday i tested it after and it was only 6.3v

Lead acid battery sitting inactive for 6 years will be totally shot i'm afraid.

bellycgb

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Re: Bringing the foxeye back from the dead
« Reply #29 on: 19 July 2013, 12:35:22 pm »
put 5ltrs of petrol in and tried to fire her up, still getting the loud buzzing from under the seat. got the battery charger connected too, just seems theres not enough power :( battery is crap was on the charger for 5 hours yesterday i tested it after and it was only 6.3v

Lead acid battery sitting inactive for 6 years will be totally shot i'm afraid.


Yeah i knew it would be so took the battery out of my car and connected it to my fazer via jump leads pressed the starter and.... instant start!  :eek hasn't been ridden in over 6 years and started first time... good old yamaha :D