dt502001 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Blackhat Hosed is when they take you to the cleaners,it's canadian EH! hoser. um thats not to bad a price I guess forom what other's guessed,but I can see a huge difference in prices from here to overthere,not so much parts but I'm wondering how much labour they charged to tell you it's a bad battery.? But still a week to do that little work is rediclus Hopefully you will need a new tire before your mto will make the spoke replacment easier. better get a set of tire irons. And find someone close to show you how to change a tire. It's a job that def goes easier with 2 people And Slice with my first estimate of 380.00 I guess I get the smart ass know it all award,should have played the lottery then i would have won somthing with a lucky guess number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Well done on the guess, you get to be " THE SMART ARSE OF THE WEEK " if you play the lottery next week let me know and I'm in for a dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Not a bad price that Grouch, With regards to your battery you bought last year, have you stored it on a bit of wood or on the floor? if its on the floor it will discharge as its direct to ground. next thing for you to go and buy is and opti-mate. great bit of kit and will save you buying a new battery for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt502001 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Well done on the guess, you get to be " THE SMART ARSE OF THE WEEK " if you play the lottery next week let me know and I'm in for a dollar. Thats better than the DIP SHIT OF THE WEEK lol With my luck that would be a waste of a dollar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 No doubt a very pleasant surprise there mate. I'm off to eat my hat...salt and vinegar or salt and sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Right guys just got back from the garage. The price is £347.68 not £357.68, this includes, Rear pad/disc/bearing New rear tyre Battery (deduct the price of a battery from above) Spoke fitting Labour for all above and finding out what's wrong with electrics. Bad side, my bike is due an M.O.T. Next month and it needs Front brake pads Chain guard (advisory) Electrical problem which is when high beam is on rear brake light goes off???? I think this is minor and was caused by me when I changed bulb etc. From now on every Sunday will be used to clean/repair/maintain/check my bike. I am also going to repair everything my self and at least attempt it, otherwise I will leave the garage as a last resort if I am out of my depth. The garage I use are good guys and I trust them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Not a bad price that Grouch, With regards to your battery you bought last year, have you stored it on a bit of wood or on the floor? if its on the floor it will discharge as its direct to ground. next thing for you to go and buy is and opti-mate. great bit of kit and will save you buying a new battery for a while Hi Noise, The battery is a gel battery so doesn't contain acid and holds its charge. You can leave them for years, a lot of people use them for winter storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 O right, good bit of info that, may have to upgrade mine. what sort of price are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 I paid about £35 for mine from eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preload Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 AGM/Gel batteries have a higher cranking power than lead acid and they can be mounted on there side which is useful but, cost generally twice as much. They are standard fit on FJR's & TMax's and I tell you they dont last any long than lead acid so the FJR has a lead acid one fitted and has been fine now for 3 + years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouch Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 The charge doesn't last long or the the life of the battery doesn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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