Posted by GaZ on February 28, 2007, 7:20 am
> Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:51:16 -0800, ©rkba@ca.rkba.cid declaimed the
>> following in alt.scooter:
>>
>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:16:13 GMT, Dennis Lee Bieber
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> So the magneto does recharge, but usually not enough...it should read
>>> some 12.8v as a full charge...12.4v means recharge, and 12v means a new
>>> battery.
>>>
> What do you think of the idea of putting one of those solar panel chargers
> on whilst the bike is standing after commute in the a.m.??
> --
> Biking for 37 years.
> GOM
Well I miss the old kickstart. It must be my age I think
Posted by Jones on February 28, 2007, 8:52 am
GaZ wrote:
>> Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:51:16 -0800, ©rkba@ca.rkba.cid declaimed the
>>> following in alt.scooter:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:16:13 GMT, Dennis Lee Bieber
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So the magneto does recharge, but usually not enough...it should read
>>>> some 12.8v as a full charge...12.4v means recharge, and 12v means a new
>>>> battery.
>>>>
>> What do you think of the idea of putting one of those solar panel chargers
>> on whilst the bike is standing after commute in the a.m.??
>>
>> --
>> Biking for 37 years.
>> GOM
>
> Well I miss the old kickstart. It must be my age I think
>
>
Broke me ankle on a BSA 650 single in 1965.... but yes.. a kick start
would be good. I don't suppose it is feasible to put one on a Virago is it?
--
Biking for 37 years.
GOM
Posted by GaZ on February 28, 2007, 9:25 am
> GaZ wrote:
>>> Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:51:16 -0800, ©rkba@ca.rkba.cid declaimed the
>>>> following in alt.scooter:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:16:13 GMT, Dennis Lee Bieber
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> So the magneto does recharge, but usually not enough...it should read
>>>>> some 12.8v as a full charge...12.4v means recharge, and 12v means a
>>>>> new battery.
>>>>>
>>> What do you think of the idea of putting one of those solar panel
>>> chargers on whilst the bike is standing after commute in the a.m.??
>>>
>>> --
>>> Biking for 37 years.
>>> GOM
>>
>> Well I miss the old kickstart. It must be my age I think
>>
>>
> Broke me ankle on a BSA 650 single in 1965.... but yes.. a kick start
> would be good. I don't suppose it is feasible to put one on a Virago is
> it?
> --
> Biking for 37 years.
> GOM
If nothing else, the pipes are in the way
Posted by e on February 28, 2007, 10:13 am
>GaZ wrote:
>>> Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:51:16 -0800, ©rkba@ca.rkba.cid declaimed the
>>>> following in alt.scooter:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:16:13 GMT, Dennis Lee Bieber
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> So the magneto does recharge, but usually not enough...it should read
>>>>> some 12.8v as a full charge...12.4v means recharge, and 12v means a new
>>>>> battery.
>>>>>
>>> What do you think of the idea of putting one of those solar panel chargers
>>> on whilst the bike is standing after commute in the a.m.??
>>>
>>> --
>>> Biking for 37 years.
>>> GOM
>>
>> Well I miss the old kickstart. It must be my age I think
>>
>>
>Broke me ankle on a BSA 650 single in 1965.... but yes.. a kick start
>would be good. I don't suppose it is feasible to put one on a Virago is it?
i suspect you mean 500cc. don't believe bsa made a 650
single.
it could have been a goldstar or a earlier b33.
Posted by Jones on February 28, 2007, 2:34 pm
e wrote:
>
>> GaZ wrote:
>>>> Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:51:16 -0800, ©rkba@ca.rkba.cid declaimed the
>>>>> following in alt.scooter:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:16:13 GMT, Dennis Lee Bieber
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So the magneto does recharge, but usually not enough...it should read
>>>>>> some 12.8v as a full charge...12.4v means recharge, and 12v means a new
>>>>>> battery.
>>>>>>
>>>> What do you think of the idea of putting one of those solar panel chargers
>>>> on whilst the bike is standing after commute in the a.m.??
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Biking for 37 years.
>>>> GOM
>>> Well I miss the old kickstart. It must be my age I think
>>>
>>>
>> Broke me ankle on a BSA 650 single in 1965.... but yes.. a kick start
>> would be good. I don't suppose it is feasible to put one on a Virago is it?
>>
> i suspect you mean 500cc. don't believe bsa made a 650
> single.
> it could have been a goldstar or a earlier b33.
You could be right...... it was old when I bought it and thumped at
every lamppost.... I loved that thing, simple, naked, didn't fall apart
when I got stuck in the tram lines and fell off, started without fail
once I got the technique right.
Anyway..... back to the Virago.... I have tried uprating the battery but
it still looses charge after a few weeks.. there must be some upgrade I
can do to get the charging required.
--
Biking for 37 years.
GOM
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>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:51:16 -0800, ©rkba@ca.rkba.cid declaimed the
>> following in alt.scooter:
>>
>>> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:16:13 GMT, Dennis Lee Bieber
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> So the magneto does recharge, but usually not enough...it should read
>>> some 12.8v as a full charge...12.4v means recharge, and 12v means a new
>>> battery.
>>>
> What do you think of the idea of putting one of those solar panel chargers
> on whilst the bike is standing after commute in the a.m.??
> --
> Biking for 37 years.
> GOM