Won't start after a long journey

[Chris Canning]

.....Dont get hung up on some of the stuff others have done, If your bike is generally running ok , LEAVE WELL ALONE......

Very very good advice, although not an option when you ride a sick bike to the dealer who does such a good job fixing it it has to be trailered home, eh Tim?

Thats the exception to the rule,over the years I've used Ideal garage,Pole Postion,Windy corner,Pure Triumph,even a Triumph dealer in Valencia all have changed maps,have had issues with various maps,but not the folk putting them in.

All a bit of side issue,cuz untill the gent puts a new battery in he'll not have aclue were he's going with anything else,if you have a battery thats gone flat and it's 18 months /2 years old or older bin it,it'll be a time bomb waiting to let you down.

[flaco]

Well apart from all the other stuff, I'm impressed by the trip from Brighton to Cardiff in sub-zero weather. How did you keep warm, other than extra socks, or didn't you? Heated grips? Any heated clothing? I rode from Chippenham to Truro the other day and it was not balmy.

[Goodwinsplace]

Chris : New battery will go on same time as doing any tests.

Flaco : 3 pairs of socks, coat under my bike gear and Ski gloves - I didn't want to use my heated grips in the fear it would put more strain on the battery. First and last time I will ride any distance in that weather.

[Chris Canning]

As I side issue,latch on to Timbox he's your neck of the woods,he's old!! :D not as old as me :(  but old enough to have been there done that and will make life a lot easier,and if your one of those reprobates who doesn't work all the time  :oops: ,might even drag you along to the Crossgates cafe at some time.

He had a really nice Tiger but has a terrible habit of wearing his bikes out  :roll:

[Bixxer Bob]

Thats the exception to the rule,over the years I've used Ideal garage,Pole Postion,Windy corner,Pure Triumph,even a Triumph dealer in Valencia all have changed maps,have had issues with various maps,but not the folk putting them in...

Fair point Chris, but I didn't have money to go throwing at bad dealers till I found a good 'un.  And I if I had found a good un' I wouldn't have learned so much about how this Tigger works either..... :lol:

[Timbox2]

As I side issue,latch on to Timbox he's your neck of the woods,he's old!! :D not as old as me :(  but old enough to have been there done that and will make life a lot easier,and if your one of those reprobates who doesn't work all the time  :oops: ,might even drag you along to the Crossgates cafe at some time.

He had a really nice Tiger but has a terrible habit of wearing his bikes out  :roll:

Ha ha, yep, feeling older all the time, to be fair to the Tiger at 50,000 miles, it was just getting loosened up, It was more of f.. it, I fancy something new and expensive. But as Chris says, if you need help or have a day off for Crossgates, Im yer man, though even Im not riding in this s..t at the moment.

[Chris Canning]

Thats the exception to the rule,over the years I've used Ideal garage,Pole Postion,Windy corner,Pure Triumph,even a Triumph dealer in Valencia all have changed maps,have had issues with various maps,but not the folk putting them in...

Fair point Chris, but I didn't have money to go throwing at bad dealers till I found a good 'un.  And I if I had found a good un' I wouldn't have learned so much about how this Tigger works either..... :lol:

Not so much throwing money at dealers more the list of how either they've gone bust or Triumph pulled the plug on e'm  :D and I've had to move on,although all were talking about is shimming and maps.

[Goodwinsplace]

Anyone have a rough price for a new battery? Just been quoted £60+ does that sound right?
Batteries off eBay alright??

Timbox : Any local suggestions? Thanks for the offer, will give you a shout if I need a second/experienced look at things.

Chris : Yep, he sounds a good guy. Sadly I do work so not always free to go out on the bike or cafe visits.

[Chris Canning]

Anyone have a rough price for a new battery? Just been quoted £60+ does that sound right?
Batteries off eBay alright??

Timbox : Any local suggestions?

Chris : Yep, he sounds a good guy. Sadly I do work so not always free to go out on the bike or cafe visits.

60 quid  :shock: ,buy one off ebay 30 quid and a few pennies + post,don't be put off by having to put the acid in easy peesy,the important bit make sure it has a full charge when you fit it,over night on an optimate will do fine,if you don't you'll always be playing catchup.

[Chris Canning]

To be honest the YTX14BS isn't enough battery for the Tiger,but short of doing what I did with an Odyssey 535 you'll just have to grin and bare it.

[Goodwinsplace]

Cheers Chris, didn't think it was a good deal. It was a Triumph dealer so probably the extra for the carrier bag (+5p for the bag here in Wales).

Will look on eBay in a bit.

[Chris Canning]

There you go from the sublime to the outrageous  :D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from= ... Categories

I did a group buy on another board for Odyssey batteries the PC680 is a fearsome thing but even they got knackered up because folk didn't look after e'm

[Timbox2]

Anyone have a rough price for a new battery? Just been quoted £60+ does that sound right?
Batteries off eBay alright??

Timbox : Any local suggestions? Thanks for the offer, will give you a shout if I need a second/experienced look at things.

Chris : Yep, he sounds a good guy. Sadly I do work so not always free to go out on the bike or cafe visits.

Im lazy and dont tend to do much searching, I bought a Genuine Yuasa from a Honda dealer for mine, paid about £50 I think.

Do you know Genius Motorcycles in Cardiff? In a little back Street, Beresford Road Lane CF24 1QU, just off Newport Road, he used to be good for cheap stuff

[Goodwinsplace]

I know Genius from back in the day of riding off road bikes around 15 years+ ago!

Thanks for the eBay search, I will take a look on the computer tonight rather than my phone.

Hopefully I can get a new battery (charged up) and cable for next week to take a look at it properly.

Thanks for all the replies on this thread.

[KuzzinKenny]

Hey Goodwinsplace !! i got mine from this lot.........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220786340723? ... 3D1&_rdc=1

quick and cheap !!  :D

KK

ps just spotted this, another option !!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TIGER ... %26ps%3D63