I was definitely leaning towards the $140 LiFePO4 battery, but you have to admit, a $35 AGM battery is worth considering. Gave those options to my wife, and she said to get the one that meant I was least likely to call her to pick me up, so I went with the expensive one. I hope I get what I’m paying for.
Changing the battery was pretty easy, with the normal stupid of working on cars and bikes. The video guide says remove the bolt holding down the ECM, and move it out of the way. Completely skips the part where you have to disconnect stuff so you have enough slack on the wires to move the ECM out of the way.
I’m working from home today, but hopefully I’ll be able to go for a ride tomorrow to test the new battery, though pretty much once the bike starts, it’s job is done.
Oh no, I think I only put 15,000 miles on the R1150R in 8 years. I miss that bike, and probably shouldn’t have sold it, but I was also really tired of something too tall for me. I know there are lots of ways to manage a too big bike, but after 15,000 miles, I didn’t want to do those things anymore.
It was seeing bikes like that which got me onto the R1150R. More of an R80/7 than RT, and maybe someday. I just don’t want to have to deal with carbs, and I like anti-lock brakes, so the chances of me getting a true old bike are very low. My Triumph Street Twin is a modern retro, and I like the look, but it is pretty boring to ride. No top end, and that can be fixed with a better breathing cam shaft, at about $1000 installed, but I don’t really want to put $1000 into modifying this bike.
I’d much rather put the money towards an electric motorcycle. Even used, the prices are too much for me, and the capabilities just not quite there. All I really want is 100 mile range and 100 MPH top speed, but those are still too expensive. The cheaper city ones aren’t any good for my freeway commute.
That should be lots of fun, and I hear very comfortable on road.