Battery Installation

[RED #1001]

I saw a comment from Junglejim in a latch problem thread about his dealer improperly installing his battery in the upright position. That's how mine was also installed by the dealer and again, by myself, when I replaced the battery a few years ago.
How's it supposed to be installed?

 

[Phil Tarman]

The battery can be installed (in different motorcycles) with either the top up or a side up. It'll only fit in an NT in one of those orientations. What Jim was talking about was a dealer trying to install it rotated onto its side. If yours fits. you put it in right.

 

[RED #1001]

Hey, I finally did something right! Thanks for the feedback Phil.

 

[Phil Tarman]

Watch it, Red! Once you do that first thing right, there's no telling what might come next! You'll get to where you do all kinds of things right.

I hadn't worked on an engine of any kind since my '67 VW camper ate my lunch until I bought my 1st '99 Concours. A friend helped me do my first valve adjustment and I ended up doing almost all the maintenance on my two Connies. Now that I'm retired, I've got to get Chuck Henderson to walk me through my first NT valve adjustment.

 

[Warren]

He has probably already forgotten how to do it

 

[Phil Tarman]

He has probably already forgotten how to do it

LOL! He might have ... he just got a new bike. He did a Fly and Ride to Portland, OR (IIRC) to get a "new" '14 Wee-Strom. His old Wee is for sale.

So, if he hasn't forgotten, maybe he'll just be confused.