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Well guys a quick overview if you will,

A couple of weeks ago I was all leathered up to meet Smiler for a Sunday Jaunt down to Bude. Bike out but no starting. I posted on here about battery and how to remove it as starting motor wouldn’t even click in. Was secretly hoping it wasn’t an immobilizer problem. I got some great responses.

I managed to get all the bloody rear fairings off to gain access to the battery, which was rear seat, panel by rider seat, all 4 side fairings to allow access to bolts to the rider’s seat so battery can be accessed. I have removed battery and then nearly got a new one. Eventually decided to research chargers and had my brand new optimate 4 delivered this morning: D After long day at work came home excited and fitted charger to battery of bike as instructions said if dis-charged. Strangely it said battery was only partially discharged and within 30 minutes was completely charged.
I put battery back on bike and reconnected so optimate can check the bikes electrics. All was well so turned on the ignition, pushed the button and testicles, no go. I sat there for 15 fecking minutes cursing the garage I got it from conjuring up what snippets of shit I was going to say to them in the morning when I glanced down to the handle bars and it struck me like a cartoon hammer, the fecking red cut out switch was off. Flicked switch and hey presto it fired straight up. What a twat I am

So please feel free to post any comments you feel prudent to this [censored] up , sock it to me, let it rip, don’t hold back, say your worst, don’t be embarrassed, don’t worry about my feelings, just let it all out with a vengeance

All comments are gratefully received

i will be the first, you complete and uteer twat, u need that battery shoving up your arse!!
Oh and sorry Smiler! will buy you some cake on next ride

Spacktard.

OMFG! Too funny for words!!

Bullet, fair play mate, not many folk would admit to something like this!!

But...you've learned how to access the battery on a zx10r and are now in receipt of a shiny new Optimate just in time for winter (sliver linings ?).....oh and the kill switch thing? Trust me, you'll never do it again...

Awesome mate - there really is nothing more to be said than you have already said yourself

I am sure we have all done similar things mate so dont knock yaself too hard. i have a long list that i will not go into here, but i did similar with the little tdr, kickstart only, i kicked it over several times, when i did realise it was the kill switch, i flicked it on, then i kicked it over and there was a bang so loud Colonel Gaddafi nearly surrendered

Mervin wrote:I am sure we have all done similar things mate so dont knock yaself too hard. i have a long list that i will not go into here, but i did similar with the little tdr, kickstart only, i kicked it over several times, when i did realise it was the kill switch, i flicked it on, then i kicked it over and there was a bang so loud Colonel Gaddafi nearly surrendered

Tool

Fucktard. We've all done it though... but not for so long or so expensively...

we all need the odd brain fart now n again im sure my filling up from the black pump is close to ur brain bubble bloody thing smelt like a tractor for months !!!!!

Yep done it too, but as Funky said didn't get to quite such expensive problem solving methods

Life learning curve eh ;)

tickertyboo wrote:we all need the odd brain fart now n again im sure my filling up from the black pump is close to ur brain bubble bloody thing smelt like a tractor for months !!!!!

you are not the only one there mate ,

yup just won pratt of the year,fitted new under tray,new lights,new pegs.all fitted looking good bike turns over wont start !!! why why why ??? checked every thing twice three times four times. just managed to throw my 15mm spanner through the stud wall havin a john clees moment all hope lost stood using every word not in the oxford then bing little thought tilt switch, yup my youngest took it off i put it back UPSIDE DOWN for the sake of fornication why put the bloody codes n bumph on the bottom of the case !!!!! muppet numpty pillock twit numbnutts, yup thats me

. dont be so hard on yenself... I've done that ----more than once----and so of many others on here---
at least, your big enough to say so, and laff at yerself..

Now.. .. did I ever tell ya how I once filled me diesel van with petrol?? -bet that's med ya feel better

well thanks guys, firstly for not being too hard on me and secondly for cos im not the only plonker