Like most motorcycle mechanics, I do an awful lot of battery work. Now that it's "wake up your bike" season for the northern half of the United States, I thought I'd suggest four quick safety tips that might prove useful to you if you're a DIYer bypassing the shop and getting after things yourself.
Tighten your connections
Especially for those of you on Wisconsin tractors, snug up those terminal fasteners every now and again. I recently worked on a battery (see the photo below) that was so badly damaged that it spurred me to write this article.
正確路由電池維護器電線 每年,我都會看到匆忙奔跑或重新連接的浮子充電器線,這些導線具有彎曲的戒指,邪惡的腐蝕和破裂,最常見的是選擇不良的路線,通常會帶來火風險。這包括線束的端點:不要讓它失去或妨礙移動的搖臂或鏈條。使用電纜領帶並固定該物品。並不時更換它們;一點腐蝕或壓力破裂可能會花費幾美元 一個新的領導 或者,您可以放手,這將花費您很多錢購買新的摩托車和車庫。 首先和最後一個負面 這始終是訂單,因此您不會意外地將正面的帖子與底盤相提並論。 (除了在正地面機器上。如果您不知道自己擁有什麼,並且您的摩托車不是很老,非常英國,那麼您可能會有“正常”的負面地面設置。) 特別是在座椅或側面蓋下的緊身範圍內,它是 reeeeal 即使您試圖不嘗試,易於觸摸機箱的扳手。問我為什麼我的便宜的9/16英寸扳手中的一個有一個很大的標記。 連接了多少條線?他們在什麼情況?在大多數摩托車電池居住的狹窄空間中,保持整潔和整潔是一個很好的政策。盧克·達里根(Luke Darigan)的照片。 看馬鞍 尤其是如果您有高質量的售後鞍座,上面有鋼鍋,請確保電池綁住。我已經看到兩個堆疊垃圾的堆積線索 和 無抵押的電池跳了起來。不要直接點擊電池以獲取電源,尤其是因為它會抓住座椅下方的緊密區域,並經常減少電池和馬鞍本身之間的空間。我看過這麼糟糕,以至於安裝座椅本身短路了電池! 那麼,要放置電話充電器或 烤麵包加熱手套 參加遊戲?如果您需要創建其他電路,請計劃它們並將它們放在有意義的地方。使用 保險絲塊 並將其運行到一個方便的區域,您可以有一些工作空間。 而且,如果您切換到不同尺寸的電池,請不要讓新的電池在其腔體中漂浮。田徑大鼠,我正在看那些可能選擇更輕更小的人 鋰離子電池 。添加一些泡沫墊片,以使其緊密地放在其位置。 今年春天要安全。享受溫暖的天氣,不要從摩托車上升溫火焰。 圖片庫 訂閱 普通胎面 訂閱 圖片庫 相關故事 改善您的DIY遊戲:易於有效的摩托車維護黑客 阿里·亨寧(Ari Henning) 分享 32 加入討論 訂閱 普通胎面 訂閱 繼續購物 騎手更喜歡會員資格 成員 該產品的特權! RPM產品節省 RPM現金返還 RPM歡迎現金 總價值 將RPM添加到購物車 騎手更喜歡會員資格 加入RPM和 節省 在這個產品上! 將RPM添加到購物車 $ 39.99 /yr。 花更少的錢。騎更多。 5%RPM現金返還* 超過70個品牌折扣10% 加入時$ 15的RPM現金 免費的2天送貨和免費退貨* 還有更多! 今天成為會員! 了解更多 通過購買和註冊騎手優先會員資格,您同意 計劃條款和條件 。 *某些不包括:10%RPM折扣適用於全價和銷售價格獨家品牌。 10%RPM折扣以全價適用於其他精選品牌。 適用排除 。 RPM免費2天送貨適用於合格的項目,僅連續美國。 不適合AK,HI或美國領土。 查看運輸政策 。 RPM免費退貨適用於合格項目,並且僅在標準退貨時間表上處理,僅美國連續美國。 查看返回策略 。 歡迎! Moto Dreams,交付 自2007年以來為騎手服務的車手 Google Trust Google 4.6星級 購物和保存 騎手更喜歡會員忠誠計劃 加入RPM 140萬用戶 修復所有兩輪的一切 立即訂閱 不要只是說服我們
Each year I see hastily run or reconnected float charger leads that have bent ring terminals, wicked corrosion and cracking, and most often, poorly chosen routing paths, often posing a fire risk. This includes the harness' endpoint: Don't let it flop or get in the way of a moving swingarm or chain. Use a cable tie and secure that thing. And replace them from time to time; a little corrosion or stress cracking can cost you a few bucks for a new lead or you can let it go and it'll cost you a lot of bucks for a new motorcycle and garage.
Negative off first and on last
This is always the order so you don't accidentally short the positive post against the chassis. (Except on positive-ground machines. If you don't know what you have, and your motorcycle is not very old and very British, you probably have a "normal" negative ground setup.)
Especially in the tight confines under a seat or a side cover, it’s reeeeeal easy to touch a wrench to the chassis even if you're trying not to. Ask me why one of my cheap-o 9/16-inch wrenches has a big pockmark in it.
Watch the saddle
Especially if you have a high-quality aftermarket saddle with a steel pan, be sure the battery is strapped down. I've seen both stacked leads from tons of add-on junk and unsecured batteries jump up and short out. Don't tap the battery directly for power, especially because it clutters the tight area under the seat and often reduces the amount of space between the battery and the saddle itself. I've seen this so bad that installation of the seat itself shorted the battery!
So what's a rider to do to put a phone charger or toasty heated gloves into play? If you need to create additional circuits, plan them and put them in a place that makes sense. Use a fuse block and run it to a convenient area where you've got a little space to work.
And if you’ve switched to a different size of battery, don't let the new one float around in its cavity. Track rats, I am looking at those of you who might have opted for a lighter and smaller lithium ion battery. Add some foam spacers to keep things snugly in their place.
Be safe this spring. Enjoy warm weather, not warming licks of flame coming from your motorbike.