[Villan]

May seem like a dumb question, but how do you remove the battery from a 06 sprint? Looks like that tank has to come off, or up a little at least. I have the side pannier racks mounted and from a quick glance, it looks as if these and the side panels need to be removed to lift the tank to remove the battery!!!!!!!!! Surely it’s not meant to be this hard?

BTW Anyone has experiance with the SVR replacement battery for this model Triumph?

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[ricster]

I am glad you asked that question because I spent a better half of yesterday playing with my bikes battery and it does require the tank removal...you cant get it past that area...stupid design as it just about makes it if the battery was pplaced an inch or so back.

 

[TRISPEED]

Nice to know what problems I might run into before I decide what bike to buy. Replacing the battery sounds like a pain and a big expense if the shop does it for you.

 

[Lumpy]

Replacing the battery should be no more than a once every 4-5 year event. I keep mine on a tender over non-riding periods and stretch them for a long time.

 

[gavinb]

I had to take the battery out to get at the rear shock, yes the tank is in the way but all that is required is to remove the long 1/4 in nut and bolt at the back of the tank and lift the tank at the back about an inch or so.
Truth is the hardest part is trying to refit the seat, as the 2 screws are a pig to get at.

 

[Longpath]

There is no need to remove the gas tank. Not having it all apart in front of me it is hard to remember, but it isn't difficult. Basically you squeeze it past...I think I loosened a few things around it, maybe a relay or something nearby, but not much. It is a tight fit but it will go.
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<BR>To add, I don't believe I loosened the tank itself at all.

[ This message was edited by: Longpath on 2007-01-22 14:51 ]

 

[Villan]

On 2007-01-22 14:50, Longpath wrote:
There is no need to remove the gas tank. Not having it all apart in front of me it is hard to remember, but it isn't difficult. Basically you squeeze it past...I think I loosened a few things around it, maybe a relay or something nearby, but not much. It is a tight fit but it will go.
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<BR>To add, I don't believe I loosened the tank itself at all.

Thanks guys. I’ll have a go at it this weekend. I do use an Optimate III but apparently if there is a dead cell, the Optimate can be fooled into thinking that battery is ok until you try and use it to crank the motor. I am going to replace the Yusa battery with an SVR sealed unit. The Yusa battery was only six months old (like the bike) but is classified as a “consumable” and not covered under UK warranty,

 

[remlin1]

My battery wouldn't hold a charge so my dealer told me to bring it in and he would test it. After an hour, several brews, and every freakin' cuss word I could muster I called up the dealer told them I'd just jump the thing and ride it in the next day.
They replaced the battery at no charge naturally and I asked the tech. if he had to loosen the tank to get the battery out? He said "No it's just a tight fit." I wasn't meant to turn wrenches I guess.

 

[Eddiemack]

Loosen up the side panel bolts to spread the plastic a bit and the battery will slide past the tank bolt. It is a very tight fit but it will come out.

 

[BazzaST]

Battery replacement is easy just remove the seat, any way to remove the body work you have remove the seat.

 

[Nelson955]

The battery failing after 6 months and not being covered by warranty is ridiculous. It might be worth contacting the battery manufacturer or their importer to see if they would be prepared to do anything as I am certain that most batteries when purchased seperately are covered for at least a year.

 

[sds]

Longpath is probably correct, however I just swapped out my battery two days ago and it only took 10 minutes (not counting the seat bolt reinstall! ) and by removing that tank bolt, it really was simpler. that's my .02

Cheers,
sds

 

[Guest]

Actually, I'm pretty ***** confident that this is something that varies from bike to bike.

It's not a question of it being a "tight" fit -- in the case of my bike, on the front there is not only the "horn" on the tank, but also the bracket that the side panels mount to. On the rear, there's another bracket that the left side panel bolts to, and between these there is more than just a tight fit. Even after wiggling, pulling, prying and the incidental scraping away of some of the battery plastic on the front brackets, there was still no room to get the battery out. Remove the tank bolt and it takes about 10 seconds.

I am pretty much ready to strangle whoever was responsible for this particular feat of engineering. There's plenty of room to have moved the tray back a half centimeter or whatever. If you look at the side panels, their mounting holes are slotted, with just about the free play I'd have needed to get the battery out if the brackets had been attached just a bit more favorably. I assume there's manufacturing tolerance here, and if you're unlucky, there's no way to get the battery out with the onboard tool kit. To remove the tank bolt, you need an 8mm socket and a 10mm socket, and probably extensions to clear the frame/tank (a small open end or crescent wrench might work on the 8mm side).

Also, it's pretty annoying when people go on about how all you need to do is leave the battery on a tender or whatever and there's "no reason you should need to remove the battery more than once ever 4-5 years." Not all of us have a dedicated garage to keep our bikes in, amazingly enough, either because we're poor or because we live in an urban area.