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<blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1388255" data-attributes="member: 19880"><p>That bulb is pretty common. I would be surprised if you couldn't find it locally.</p><p></p><p>Regarding the battery, how lucky do you feel?</p><p></p><p>I replaced my original battery on my '07 last year at somewhere around 175,000 miles. It was still working but reserve capacity was well down and I did not want to risk it on a camping trip somewhere. Battery was never on a tender and never failed to start my bike except for a couple times when I did something dumb like leaving the ignition turned on! (Over Winter, I will give the battery a "top-up" charge every couple of months if I leave it connected or disconnect the ground terminal and don't touch it until Spring.)</p><p></p><p>In my case, I could tell that capacity was (very) gradually dropping but quite often, a battery will fail catastrophically through a short or an "open" failure. One minute it is OK and the next it might be dead. Storage conditions, ambient temperatures, vibration, too many deep discharges, and luck are all factors. Over charging and charging too fast (&gt; 2 amperes) will also kill a battery pretty quickly.</p><p></p><p>Edit to add: You don't really have to remove any Tupperware to change out a battery. Just the black panel that covers it - two Allen head bolts and one push-pin rivet. Then just the Allen screw that holds the battery clamp together and the two terminal screws. Might be easier with plastics removed but not necessary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossKean, post: 1388255, member: 19880"] That bulb is pretty common. I would be surprised if you couldn't find it locally. Regarding the battery, how lucky do you feel? I replaced my original battery on my '07 last year at somewhere around 175,000 miles. It was still working but reserve capacity was well down and I did not want to risk it on a camping trip somewhere. Battery was never on a tender and never failed to start my bike except for a couple times when I did something dumb like leaving the ignition turned on! (Over Winter, I will give the battery a "top-up" charge every couple of months if I leave it connected or disconnect the ground terminal and don't touch it until Spring.) In my case, I could tell that capacity was (very) gradually dropping but quite often, a battery will fail catastrophically through a short or an "open" failure. One minute it is OK and the next it might be dead. Storage conditions, ambient temperatures, vibration, too many deep discharges, and luck are all factors. Over charging and charging too fast (> 2 amperes) will also kill a battery pretty quickly. Edit to add: You don't really have to remove any Tupperware to change out a battery. Just the black panel that covers it - two Allen head bolts and one push-pin rivet. Then just the Allen screw that holds the battery clamp together and the two terminal screws. Might be easier with plastics removed but not necessary. [/QUOTE]
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