Please describe the horrible death, Robert. I'm current on YouTube crash videos.
This is no crash, Laitch, but electrical suicide is more along the lines of what happened. So, driving home from work, beautiful evening, mid-20's, sunny. Bike starts up great after being parked all day. I got about halfway home and accidentally stalled the engine. Instantly all lights went out - dash lights, gauge lights, headlight, all signs of life gone, DOA. Pulled over to the side of the road and did fuse checks and other diagnosis but still couldn't get any sign of electrical activity in any circuit. The positive terminal of the battery was caked, and I mean caked, in green oxide. The terminal lugs were stuck together and I could barely get the terminal screw to turn. All this was brand new looking only 5 months ago. I knew something was very wrong with the battery.
Had Ed's number so gave him a call. Luckily he was just around the corner at the Bank and he popped by eventually. We concluded that the battery was completely dead. Pushed the bike to his place (no mean feat since I had a sore back and he is recovering from an accident with a broken wrist), put the battery on charge and there it's been.
What I don't understand is how the battery went from OK downtown to dead as a doornail in 20 km of riding. The battery is less than 2 years old. AGM so it's sealed and I have no way to top up acid. I conclude it must be Cheap Chinese junk based on the price. False economy on my part to buy it; I knew better.
