Acid on my Exhaust

[funky]

Dam dam dam
checked my old batter topped up the cells and went for a little blast. came back and the Acid from the batterhas splattered all over my left hand reverse cone and oxidised my chrome Dam ...
Just got a gell battery maintinace free ,,,cleaned the exhaust up but I need to replace it.
Oh well

 

[gggGary]

yeah it's very rare to find an XS that DOESN'T have acid stains on the LH pipe. Battery overflow tube, hmmm. I'd get a voltmeter on the bike, see how it acts in use. Maint free don't like overcharging either.

 

[funky]

GGGary what should the bike be charging at is 14.5v .I will check tomorrow

 

[gggGary]

Yeah typical on the street should be from 12 to about 14 volts measured at the battery terminals. I like to put a volt meter on and ride it. Could reveal a condition you might not see in the garage. I keep one with long wires to reach back to the battery, attach it to the handlebars to take a looky see on the road.

 

[funky]

ok will do that thaks very much

 

[CDNTX650]

Not sure if you have a solid state regulator. If not suggest you get one.

 

[funky]

yes got one CDNTX650 and just fitted a Snell jell battery