well bike past its mot with flying colours last week
charged the battery all seemed fine
next day the battery was dead
so being a clever bugger I put the bike back in the garage where I have a car battery with a set of jump leads!
popped the seat off wondered around the bike picked up the leads to conected them to the battery
then as I conected them to the bike! bloody mice running around in the garage , not much of a problem its only a garage ? but we store loads in our garage along with the bike , connect up the bike turn around to try a scare the little bugger off
after about 5 seconds I'm meant with a strong smell of burning !
F0ck fock fock ! while I have been distracted I had connected the battery up the wrong way round !!
burnt my fingers but disconected it, smoke sparks like a firework display and the smell of burning plastic !
I am fairly sure the battery if focked ! but I think it was already ! its been standing for nearly 2 months
The bike still runs and I cant see any other damage just the jump leads are now crispy and the clips and springs are slighty deformed and no longer move !
Anything else I should check before I take it for a run ?
and let the piss taking comence !
charged the battery all seemed fine
next day the battery was dead
so being a clever bugger I put the bike back in the garage where I have a car battery with a set of jump leads!
popped the seat off wondered around the bike picked up the leads to conected them to the battery
then as I conected them to the bike! bloody mice running around in the garage , not much of a problem its only a garage ? but we store loads in our garage along with the bike , connect up the bike turn around to try a scare the little bugger off
after about 5 seconds I'm meant with a strong smell of burning !
F0ck fock fock ! while I have been distracted I had connected the battery up the wrong way round !!
burnt my fingers but disconected it, smoke sparks like a firework display and the smell of burning plastic !
I am fairly sure the battery if focked ! but I think it was already ! its been standing for nearly 2 months
The bike still runs and I cant see any other damage just the jump leads are now crispy and the clips and springs are slighty deformed and no longer move !
Anything else I should check before I take it for a run ?
and let the piss taking comence !