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XT600z 1VJ 1988 battery fluid evaporating
XT600z 1VJ 1988
Hi out there,
Bought XT600z 1VJ 1988.
I own it a year I want to replace the tyres, what would you recommend 70% road 30% offroad use and what size?
Also the battery fluid has evaporated twice what would cause this, battery only 6months old.
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hi there if the battery is boiling dry the bike is over charging , so the regulator/rectifire will have gone faulty. sort this out as soon as possibal or the battery will be toast , to be honest it is probably going to be iffy now , if it has done this twice already .
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XT600z 1VJ 1988 what tyres would recommend?
XT600z 1VJ 1988 what tyres would recommend for 70 road use 30% offroad.
Zigzag thanks for the information on the battery
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I've got Contineltal TKC 80's.
Good of road, not to bad on the road either
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Quote:
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I've got Contineltal TKC 80's.
Good of road, not to bad on the road either
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me too. Cant complain about grip, just tyre life
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battery fluid evapourating problem sorted
Thanks guys, ordered a voltage regulator on Ebay for 42euro (pattern part), fitted today now 12v across the battery when running. Battery is toast but I wanted to fix the over voltage before changing. It going to be kick start for a couple of days.
Heading to the woods for a burn
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Dead batteries can kill regs... Dont wait too long to replace
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