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IT HAS ARRIVED AND YES I AM YELLING!!!!

Hayabusa Rider

Hayabusa Rider

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The new battery for the Hayabusa has arrived!


BWHAHA!!! :evil:


Time to install:

Remove seats- 2 minutes.
Remove screws to old battery- 1 minute.
Pull old battery- 30 seconds.
Put new battery in place- 10 seconds.
Replace terminal screws- WTF?

Well the old battery was threaded to take the bolts. Not this one. It had a rectangular nut that had to be held in place to secure the connection. Of course it had to fit in a place too small to grasp. Pliers? Na, too big.
So- time looking for a tool to hold the nut. 15 minutes.
Tried sticking a knife under it to raise it enough to engage the threads. Nope. Nut slid old of place.

Time to stare at the battery and swear 10 minutes.

Solution: Precisely cut a wooden shim with my bandsaw in order to do the trick. Time, about 30 seconds.

Ok, everything is go.

Time go get the cables attached for real- 8 minutes for both.

Getting it all back together, about 5 more.


So, one minute to get the thing out and almost 3/4 of an hour.

This thing better last a loooooonnnnnnggggg time.
 
Oh, it fired up in just two seconds like it was run yesterday.

Far as pics go, let me clean it up. Spent the winter in the garage which I also use as a woodworking shop, so it's dusty. Then I'll get em on 😀
 
PS: A little duct tape probably would have held the nut in place just right.

(I have a similar problem with my jetski batteries... square nut that goes INSIDE the terminal block, right?)
 
Originally posted by: flot
PS: A little duct tape probably would have held the nut in place just right.

(I have a similar problem with my jetski batteries... square nut that goes INSIDE the terminal block, right?)
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Yeah, and it is a real pain in the ass. I'll remember the duct tape trick for next time. Hopefully it will be several years.
 
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