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My younger brothers Brock (chicken_strangler), and Jayme (not a member of the forum...YET) were shouted their L's course by their older and far more handsome brothers as an 18th b'day present. They both passed and will be spending the next little while lurking around their sleepy, quiet, town roads while they get a little more comfortable with the borrowed bike they will be riding (89 zx2r).

Thats the congrats part, now we move on to Brock being a tool.

While i was at work Brock was left in control of charging the battery up on the 250 so it was ready for a possible first ride today, from Maryborough to Talbot. When i returned home from work the bike was intact, ready to go. After some messing about getting the bike running (since its been sitting in a shed for over 8 months doing SFA), we were off. I told Brock to sit in front of me while i followed and kept an eye on how he was riding. About 4 km's out of town the 250 died. No power. DAMNIT

after a quick inspection of general battery area the problem was soon obvious. (unleashing capslock fury ) SOME TOOL FORGOT TO PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE BATTERY TERMINALS!

Some bush mechanics were employed and the situation was eventually rectified. We continued successfully to our destination. Joy, i then made my way back home (with gusto) ready to recieve the ear flogging from missus as to why the ride to Talbot took so long (nearly 1.5 hours longer than should hae been expected).

ahhh always good memories for the first ride. Atleast its a kwaka and not a hooooonda.

So eerrrrr
Where was the big brother with the properly prepared road bike what has a simple toolkit under the seat?

Slow and wobbly wrote:So eerrrrr
Where was the big brother with the properly prepared road bike what has a simple toolkit under the seat?

AHA!! i did in fact have MY toolkit handy. Sadly the heads to the battery terminals are actually under the rear mount of the fuel tank on this model zx2r (a?)and my kawasaki tool kit did not have a proper sized tool to undo the bolts holding the mount on. In the end we managed to lever the battery back enough past the mount to do up the terminals.

This was after we jammed some very small twigs in under the annoying little square nuts that sit inside the terminal attachement so we could properly attach the screws, due to the fact that there was no flat head screw driver small enough present to jimmy them up while the screws were tightened.

Understand all that? After reading it back I didn't!

up under the fuel tank lugs? what a shit place to put the battery.

dutch80au wrote:

Slow and wobbly wrote:So eerrrrr
Where was the big brother with the properly prepared road bike what has a simple toolkit under the seat?

AHA!! i did in fact have MY toolkit handy. Sadly the heads to the battery terminals are actually under the rear mount of the fuel tank on this model zx2r (a?)and my kawasaki tool kit did not have a proper sized tool to undo the bolts holding the mount on. In the end we managed to lever the battery back enough past the mount to do up the terminals.

This was after we jammed some very small twigs in under the annoying little square nuts that sit inside the terminal attachement so we could properly attach the screws, due to the fact that there was no flat head screw driver small enough present to jimmy them up while the screws were tightened.

Understand all that? After reading it back I didn't!

I understand. 12mm spanner not available. And the screws are normally long enough to grab those nuts - however you mentioned it's an import 250 which without a doubt has been previously molested and so the bolt would have been replaced with a 13mm and the battery screws switched for wood screws. My experience with them in the last 72 hrs anyway.

yes........was prob the biggest face palm iv ever done when the seat was removed and my quality work was revealed
so does anybody need their bike serviced

brotherly love