Check your Battery!!!!!!!!!!

22-08-2004, 06:38 PM

Got my bike out before to give it a wash and a quick check over when I noticed some furring of the bolts on the left hand side of the engine!!!!!!!!!!

The battery must have just started to leak a couple of days ago, I gave it a good wash over and there appears to be no long term damage, but it's a reminder to all you folks with a 2 year old Monster to check the condition of your batteries as it could turn out to be an expensive repaint off your engine and frame.

Bry...

Pedro · 22-08-2004, 09:25 PM

The numpty that had mine before I bought saw fit not to fit a breather pipe to the battery so I have a nicely scorched frame and rear cylinder.....

Ped

23-08-2004, 10:55 AM

Pedro - mine too, no wonder the fluid level was left low

23-08-2004, 01:47 PM

BR1AN...and other's....you may be interested to hear that this has been a major problem over here, in fact, Ducati North America (DNA) got involved....there is a 42!!! page thread on the subject Battery Problems......

23-08-2004, 01:54 PM

Hi Dave
Saw that thread a few months ago and never thought it would affect a UK bike.

Do you know which is the exact battery you need to replace it with. Is it a yuasa???

Bry...still waiting for my corse tank from the painters.

23-08-2004, 04:45 PM

I believe the recommended replacement is a Yuasa YT12B-BS from the posts I've read about the S4 leaking battery saga.

22-08-2004, 06:38 PM	#1
br1an Guest Posts: n/a	Check your Battery!!!!!!!!!! Got my bike out before to give it a wash and a quick check over when I noticed some furring of the bolts on the left hand side of the engine!!!!!!!!!! The battery must have just started to leak a couple of days ago, I gave it a good wash over and there appears to be no long term damage, but it's a reminder to all you folks with a 2 year old Monster to check the condition of your batteries as it could turn out to be an expensive repaint off your engine and frame. Bry...

22-08-2004, 09:25 PM	#2
Pedro Ciao, come stai? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 4,157	The numpty that had mine before I bought saw fit not to fit a breather pipe to the battery so I have a nicely scorched frame and rear cylinder..... Ped __________________ Monster 1200R! KTM 990 SuperDuke

23-08-2004, 10:55 AM	#3
daedos Guest Posts: n/a	Pedro - mine too, no wonder the fluid level was left low

23-08-2004, 01:47 PM	#4
Dave in USA Guest Posts: n/a	BR1AN...and other's....you may be interested to hear that this has been a major problem over here, in fact, Ducati North America (DNA) got involved....there is a 42!!! page thread on the subject Battery Problems......

23-08-2004, 01:54 PM	#5
br1an Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Dave Saw that thread a few months ago and never thought it would affect a UK bike. Do you know which is the exact battery you need to replace it with. Is it a yuasa??? Bry...still waiting for my corse tank from the painters.

23-08-2004, 04:45 PM	#6
PaulS Guest Posts: n/a	I believe the recommended replacement is a Yuasa YT12B-BS from the posts I've read about the S4 leaking battery saga.