Battery question, continued

[James D. Hanson]

Just replace it.  If it holds a charge that poorly, its too unreliable to
be trusted.  And a decent 12V battery can usually be had for around $30.

Jim

On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 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
>