03-04-13, 10:19 PM
Hi, got a slightly unusual one... Battery has been charged on optimate on/off over the winter. Battery 'yuasa' was bought last year and went on short runa a couple of days ago, got to garage fueled up and wouldn't start, so bumped it and started, so went for long run up motorway at approx 5000 rpm. stopped somewhere nice for a pint. Came out after pint and bike started no problems. couple of days later i thought i would put optimate back on, as i will need the bike for work next week. Left on charge for a few hours and the optimate indicated trickle charge meaning it was at a good voltage, but i noticed a ticking sound coming from the battery plus a slightly wet patch. The wet patch wasn't where you put the rubber cover after buying and filling it, but behind it where there is a cover with two removable covers with metal bits underneath and a cover between them, which appears to be where the leak is... This is a new one for me.. Any ideas? :'(
If it's broken, it's not fixed.