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1975 R75/6 Battery?
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1975 R75/6 Battery?
Totally new to the forum and to owning a classic... its been a long time dream to own a BMW R75 and I finally have one (1975 R75/6). Have found out pretty quickly that ive bought a hobby and one that will definitely keep me on my toes!
Question to the forum if anyone can help.
I have had repeated issues starting the bike - especially now its 3ºc in the UK... It never seems to fire.
I spent all weekend trying to get it started, ending up draining the battery and repeating the cycle the following day.
I have changed the plugs, checked for spark which is all good and ensured fuel is coming into carbs (I have managed to get it started over the last few weeks using easy start spray - but not this time).
After a no-go on Sunday - the AA (The AutoMobile Association (AA in UK) to have a look at it. They turned up Monday, plugged their portable batter pack to mine asked me to turn it over... As soon as I hit the ignition button she turned over and fired! boom - right off the bat - no hesitation at all. Amazing.
It seems the battery i had in there just doesn't have the welly to crank her over, so started researching new batteries.
Odyssey Extremes have come up several times as they apparently have twice to three times the cranking power of a standard battery - and the model im looking at getting is the PC535 - which has terminals the correct way and also will fit in my existing battery box.
Wondering if any of you guys have had any experience with these batts and that ive made the right choice?
thanks in advance - Enzo.
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Welcome! The Odyssey battery
I'm more of a fan of the old "wet" batteries as the charging system was designed to work specifically with those types of batteries. The newer types of gel, AGM/VRLA batteries will work but life could be compromise to a small degree. Also, the newer batteries don't give much of a warning they're beginning to die..."wet" batteries tend to show their age little by little.
Good luck!
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________many thanks for
Enzo
I got a Yuasa battery for my
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I always use one of these gel
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