My @#!%$#!!&%$!! bike part 2

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Right after its oil change my bike's battery died. No biggie, it was the original and had done yeoman's service. So I got out the emergency tool kit and pulled it yesterday (bike died at the University). Went to the auto parts store to get a new one, like I've done countless times before. No joy, they don't have it in stock and if they did it would be almost $200! Parts store down the road never heard of my bike. They suggested a battery shop down the street, but they were closed.

Argh! Hopefully I'll have better luck at the Iron Pony. I suppose I should have known, it's a Sport Bike so of course I'll get raped for parts. Doesn't mean I have to like it.
 
Just go to Batteries Plus, and get a 7.2 AH sealed cell battery and some shims. :D:D

Seriously though, I put an Odyssey PC680 into my Beemer, and have been real happy with it so far.
 
The wonderful world of Honda. A new rear wiper blade for my Pilot is $65, available only through the dealer. The blade itself is non replaceable; you have to do the whole arm. Ridiculous.

That said, I've owned 6 Honda motorcycles, 4 Honda cars, a Honda generator and a Honda lawnmower.
 
Ken Ibold said:
The wonderful world of Honda. A new rear wiper blade for my Pilot is $65, available only through the dealer. The blade itself is non replaceable; you have to do the whole arm. Ridiculous.
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Hey, my Lexus doesn't have that problem... :)
 
I ran into the "hey its for the motorcycle, not the airplane" price too, this year....there are different suppliers thank goodness.
 
I've only had my Honda since 2005 and haven't done much maintenance
on it (yet). But my one gripe is that the battery box is just a bit tight. Once
I *FINALLY* got the (@*#&$ battery out in order to winterize the bike, I
wrapped electrical tape around the battery so that it would act as a handle
the next time.
 
Ken Ibold said:
The wonderful world of Honda. A new rear wiper blade for my Pilot is $65, available only through the dealer. The blade itself is non replaceable; you have to do the whole arm. Ridiculous.

That said, I've owned 6 Honda motorcycles, 4 Honda cars, a Honda generator and a Honda lawnmower.
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Ken, what year is your Pilot? We have an '05 and the rubber insert is replaceable, it's just a PITA. We figured it out from a Honda message board, can't remember exactly the name, something like hondapilot.org...


Trapper John
 
Bike works, although I did drop a $%#!#$&$%!!! bolt that held down a hunk of metal who's function is not clear to me. Seems to work as well with 3 as it did with 4, because of course the fool thing bounced into another dimension. At least the bike will get home before it starts raining.
 
Little known secret:

A battery is a battery. If it fits (slightly smaller, but still fits), the posts are the same, and the CCA is rated the same (or similar), you're good to go (regardless of what the parts dude tells ya).

The part numbers just encode CCA, size, and post position into a traceable number.

So, assuming the autoparts store you went to sold the 6 cell batteries, they probably had one that would have worked for about $40.
 
SkyHog said:
Little known secret:

A battery is a battery. If it fits (slightly smaller, but still fits), the posts are the same, and the CCA is rated the same (or similar), you're good to go (regardless of what the parts dude tells ya).

The part numbers just encode CCA, size, and post position into a traceable number.

So, assuming the autoparts store you went to sold the 6 cell batteries, they probably had one that would have worked for about $40.
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What about the official "NASCAR logo" batteries? Are you trying to say there's no difference, other than the price?! :D


Trapper John
 
Trapper John said:
What about the official "NASCAR logo" batteries? Are you trying to say there's no difference, other than the price?! :D


Trapper John
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Well, like the performance stickers, the NASCAR batteries add like 10hp per cell.

That's indisputable.:wink2:
 
SkyHog said:
Little known secret:

A battery is a battery. If it fits (slightly smaller, but still fits), the posts are the same, and the CCA is rated the same (or similar), you're good to go (regardless of what the parts dude tells ya).

The part numbers just encode CCA, size, and post position into a traceable number.

So, assuming the autoparts store you went to sold the 6 cell batteries, they probably had one that would have worked for about $40.
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You raise a good point, and I can see you are correct. However, the space it has to fit in is small. Sportbike; not a lot of room in which to put things. I have never seen a bike battery that small. However, I will keep your wisdom in mind for the future.
 
SkyHog said:
Little known secret:

A battery is a battery. If it fits (slightly smaller, but still fits), the posts are the same, and the CCA is rated the same (or similar), you're good to go (regardless of what the parts dude tells ya).

The part numbers just encode CCA, size, and post position into a traceable number.

So, assuming the autoparts store you went to sold the 6 cell batteries, they probably had one that would have worked for about $40.
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True, but this gets very difficult on motorcycles, as the space the battery needs to fit in is quite small and the terminal location is critical due to the limited space and short cables.
 
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