I have three running bikes
Lc 350
Lc 421 Aprillia suspended rocket ship
And rz350
All are running and all get ridden regularly.
My Lc battery has died and no longer holds a charge. The reason it has died is age. The charging system on the LC is fine as it charges the other batteries and holds them charged overnight.
How critical is it to replace the old Lc 350 battery, am I potentially damaging the electrical system ?
I mainly use the LC for shop runs, chasing Granny's and Overtaking Harley's.
Just so we are reading off the same page I wouldn't be asking if it was the RZ as PVs come into play.
Thank-you in advance
Seahorse.
No battery or dead battery which is worse.
Moderator: rztom
No battery or dead battery which is worse.
81 RD 250 LC Hybrid .Widened frame with Aprilia RS250 Back end & Front end, strokd RZ 421, Kennys TSA's, 31KVM26SS Carbs M-360 P-25 ALBA Ndl Pos 3, Air 1.3/4
81Rd350lc resto 2016
81 Rd250lc resto 2017
1999 ZRX 1100
81Rd350lc resto 2016
81 Rd250lc resto 2017
1999 ZRX 1100
Re: No battery or dead battery which is worse.
As the LC does not have devices connected to the bat that I'dare to call electronic you don't need to worry.
Either use:
- big capacitor as a battery eliminatior (culprit: no lights if you break down at night on a 6 lane interstate)
- any standard lead accumulator
- maintenance free gel (AGM) lead accumulator
- LiFePo with incl. BCM (I'm using those both in my road and my race bike due to the very low weight)
I would not run completely without bat or capacitor as it smoothens out voltage peaks.
BTW: Same applies to the YPVS models.
Either use:
- big capacitor as a battery eliminatior (culprit: no lights if you break down at night on a 6 lane interstate)
- any standard lead accumulator
- maintenance free gel (AGM) lead accumulator
- LiFePo with incl. BCM (I'm using those both in my road and my race bike due to the very low weight)
I would not run completely without bat or capacitor as it smoothens out voltage peaks.
BTW: Same applies to the YPVS models.
Bye
Martin
Martin
Re: No battery or dead battery which is worse.
Thank-you MK for the reply.
I will run with the dead battery for now, and get a newy at my earliest convenience.
Kind regards
Seahorse
I will run with the dead battery for now, and get a newy at my earliest convenience.
Kind regards
Seahorse
81 RD 250 LC Hybrid .Widened frame with Aprilia RS250 Back end & Front end, strokd RZ 421, Kennys TSA's, 31KVM26SS Carbs M-360 P-25 ALBA Ndl Pos 3, Air 1.3/4
81Rd350lc resto 2016
81 Rd250lc resto 2017
1999 ZRX 1100
81Rd350lc resto 2016
81 Rd250lc resto 2017
1999 ZRX 1100
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Re: No battery or dead battery which is worse.
Forgive my ignorance but you said if it was your rz350 you wouldn't be asking these questions..... I have an rz500 and wrote it with a dead battery and it died on Me on the freeway what have I damaged?
Re: No battery or dead battery which is worse.
I would suspect a stator failure but, do you have any gas in it?
Red/White US '84, Spec II pipes, Y-boot w/K&N, Fox Shock, Mikuni carbs?
Re: No battery or dead battery which is worse.
I rode my LC with no battery for 5 years, can't do that on an RZ, it needs the battery. (A good one).
Rory
2 1984 RZ350s
1985 RZ350
9 1986-1990 RZ350s
2000 ST2
2005 749
2005 749 with 999 engine
2 1984 RZ350s
1985 RZ350
9 1986-1990 RZ350s
2000 ST2
2005 749
2005 749 with 999 engine