Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Battery wont charge after a short- what did I break?

2020-10-19 Thread nathan.parker333
You could invest into a lithium battery which seems to be better but I dont know if they last longer but they seem to be a favorable choiceSent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Drew Gormley Date: 10/19/20 8:25 PM (GMT-06:00) To

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Battery wont charge after a short- what did I break?

2020-10-19 Thread Drew Gormley
Yeah, A battery goes stale (sulfates) if it isn't used frequently. The charging/discharging keeps it alive. If it sits for too long it can't be effectively desulfated ever again. New one is in order. On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 9:24 AM Drew Gormley wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 6:17 AM Tombo

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Battery wont charge after a short- what did I break?

2020-10-19 Thread Drew Gormley
On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 6:17 AM Tombo wrote: > that makes sense > I had to buy this battery when I first got the bike 4 years ago and it was > a pain to track down the right model with the right posts. > getting something more commercially available sounds like a good upgrade, > though > > On Fri

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Battery wont charge after a short- what did I break?

2020-10-19 Thread Tombo
that makes sense I had to buy this battery when I first got the bike 4 years ago and it was a pain to track down the right model with the right posts. getting something more commercially available sounds like a good upgrade, though On Friday, October 16, 2020 at 11:52:52 PM UTC-4 wrench...@gma

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] a single no start day...

2020-10-19 Thread Graham Rogers
Walmart has them On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 11:06 AM William M wrote: > Graham, > thanks, ie: a 'maintainer'. > will look at going cheap, but not too cheap, don't want to wreck a good > battery that's only about a year old. > > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 3:08 PM Graham Rogers > wrote: > >> A mainta

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2020-10-19 Thread gbg...@gmail.com
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Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] a single no start day...

2020-10-19 Thread William M
Thanks Drew, and Graham, I will get E-free from now on. Since I bought it, I have not turned off the fuel: the prior owner said he re-built the petcock (due to leaking?), and he told me he suggested just leaving it "on", as he thought that the constant off/on cycling would just wear it out faster;

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] a single no start day...

2020-10-19 Thread William M
Graham, thanks, ie: a 'maintainer'. will look at going cheap, but not too cheap, don't want to wreck a good battery that's only about a year old. On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 3:08 PM Graham Rogers wrote: > A maintainer - yes, a trickle charger - no. I have all my bikes on > maintainers, 7 (and a hal

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] a single no start day...

2020-10-19 Thread Graham Rogers
Oh yes, I use ethanol free in all my bikes as well and a dash of sea foam in each 5 gallon can. Fortunately the e-free station is only about 6 or 7 miles away and I don’t ride much anyway - mostly test riding bikes, mine or others and just keeping them running. Not sure of the results of e-free yet