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Got all kitted out for an adventure ride to the Ace this morning for breakfast. Stumped by a stupid bike that won't start. My 10 year old car started first time 
I can't believe it .. a bike less than one year old and the battery has failed
Left the parking lights on did we?
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To be honest, I have no idea. I have no alarm on the thing. It's just rubbish.
I think this generation of Germans are riding on the reputation of previous generations. Sooner or later .. no one in the world will know how to make anything of substance. It will all be crap that falls apart and sold on image and marketing alone.
Rod
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If there is enough life left in the battery to keep turning over the starter motor, I have found that if I hold the starter button down & give the bike just a little throttle the engine will start, let go of the starter button but keep a few revs, after maybe 5 to 10 seconds the bike will keep running.
This has now worked for me on two occasions. BTW mine is an 08 bike.
This has now worked for me on two occasions. BTW mine is an 08 bike.
Wish you were here this morning
It's back in the garage with a charger plugged into it.
What do you mean .............. shirley you're not that easily defeated - an Adventure bike requires, at the very least, an Adventure rider.
D6
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his names not shirley, is it?
A play on words with the "Airplane" disaster movies and a "girlies" approach to adventure motorcycling.
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What do you mean .............. shirley you're not that easily defeated - an Adventure bike requires, at the very least, an Adventure rider.
A play on words with the "Airplane" disaster movies and a "girlies" approach to adventure motorcycling.
Don't have to get so personal .. I haven't even upset you YET
I wasn't being nasty ................ just taking the p*ss - still allowed isn't it
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A play on words with the "Airplane" disaster movies and a "girlies" approach to adventure motorcycling.
Do you like movies about gladiators?
Andres
Only the lady ones !!!!
Rod2240
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Two cold mornings and my new 08 GSA was a bugger to start as well. not impressed by that so far.
Achim
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Three simple solutions:
1. Ride more
2. use a CTEK trickle charger
3. don't use the alarm
And yes, they don't build'em like they used to. The engineers play second fiddle to the bean counters now.
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I have a bigger battery in my portable travel alarm clock and the cranking power required to turn over the GS's starter motor is a great deal more than the second hand on my alarm clock.
But BMW seem to have decided to fit the same size battery as Braun did.
But BMW seem to have decided to fit the same size battery as Braun did.
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My 1150 with a four year old Odessey battery started first time this morning and I never use an Optimate on it
Don't tempt fate ...
What I did yesterday being all smarty pants about someone else's GSA not starting
Don't tempt fate ...
What I did yesterday being all smarty pants about someone else's GSA not starting
And I know it'll start tomorrow morning and the day after......
wully
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He's a groan man
