Battery question, continued

[mike]

3 years?....that has to be the longest lived cycle
battery ever, long overdue for a new one

mike

--- McLoffs at aol.com wrote: > I hate it when I hit
"enter" before actually
> finishing my e-mail.
>
> Anyway, as I started saying, I'm getting my
> motorcycle out of storage for
> spring, and am having some starting troubles. I
> think it's the battery. I
> took the battery out last week, topped off the
> water, and put it on the
> trickle charger. When it was done Friday, it was
> showing nearly 15 volts. I
> checked it again today (it had just been sitting on
> the workbench, not
> attached to anything) and it's down to barely over
> 12 volts. I hooked it up,
> and the battery alone won't get the bike started --
> have to jump it.
>
> Am I correct in assuming the battery is ready for
> replacement? It's about
> three years old.
>
> Thanks for your help, and thanks for putting up with
> a non-Audi question.
>
> -Mike McLaughlin

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