Recent content by RichFowell

First, thanks for all the replies & apologies for not replying yesterday. I was at work. O2GF74 The original battery was toast. I am using a 45Ah car battery. The leads are clamped to the battery & bolted to the original positive & negative leads on the bike. The battery is on a battery tender...

Many thanks for the replies Fire-medic. Thanks for your reply. I am getting/got 11.9 at both after cranking, probably because I am using a car battery with leads I made up (not jumper leads). Didn't want the added expense of buying a new battery until the bike is ready to go back on the road...

Good afternoon all I have a 85 VMX12N. I will try to keep this short whilst giving as much background as I can This bike belonged to my father who sadly passed away some years ago. The bike has been stood for 17 Years in a garage that unfortunately had no heating during the winter months. What...