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Nickh
| Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2010 - 10:48 pm: |
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Hey Guys, Sometime this weekend, my battery strap broke. I should be able to have it replaced under warranty, but I will find out tomorrow. Has this happened to anybody else out there? Are there replacement straps made by anybody else? Thanks, Nick |
Slaughter
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 12:46 am: |
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That's a weird one. I'd shoot Al at American Sport Bike a note and ask. He tries hard to stock the common replacement bits and pieces. |
Boney95
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 01:39 am: |
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They'll replace it under warranty no problem. |
Littlebuggles
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 02:10 am: |
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Check a boating shop if the bike shop hasn't got any on hand or won't replace it. I bet you could find one for a sea-do or wave runner that would work fine. Strap seems fine on my 07 XB. So far... |
Nickh
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 08:40 am: |
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Thanks for the input guys. I'm waiting for the HD shop to open at 9am....good times. If I have any issues, I will contact American Sport Bike and check the marine shops. -Nick- |
Nickh
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 10:09 am: |
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Well, they ordered a new strap for me. They said it will probably be a week....sucks. -Nick- |
2008xb12scg
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 12:26 pm: |
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Just tie it down good until the strap comes in. |
Andymnelson
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 12:51 pm: |
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Why does that suck so bad? Not like you can't ride it... I've been using the seat as the battery strap for 3 years now |
Nickh
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 12:57 pm: |
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@Andy Haha, are you serious? No issues from doing that? -Nick- |
Froggy
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 01:11 pm: |
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I don't use the strap either, but I am not running a normal battery. |
Nickh
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 01:28 pm: |
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@ Froggy Why don't you use a strap? -Nick- |
Froggy
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 02:06 pm: |
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My battery is the size of two packs of cigarettes, the strap is way too big so now I use cardboard and zip ties. |
Nickh
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 03:32 pm: |
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@ Froggy Have any pictures? -Nick- |
Froggy
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 03:37 pm: |
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Bishopjb1124
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 04:08 pm: |
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Holy wiring disaster under your seat BATMAN!!! I hope it does not normally look like that. Looks like Sanchez's S1 with the 15ft of breather re-route hose he found in it. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/37/ 47796.html? Jimmy |
Andymnelson
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 04:12 pm: |
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Yup, no issues at all. The strap was dried out and brittle- broke the first time I touched it. The bottom of the seat is plastic....it's not going to short out on that! |
Froggy
| Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 08:47 pm: |
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I needed the smaller battery so I can fit more stuff under the seat, you should see it now |
Gaza
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 06:53 am: |
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@Nickh My 09 strap broke two weeks ago also!!!! |
Nickh
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 07:51 am: |
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@Gaza Did you get the strap replaced? How long did it take to arrive? Thanks, Nick |
Bueller83
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 03:57 pm: |
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I need to do that battery conversion because I did the S to R tail conversion and there is just no room for the fuse box. Where can I get that battery froggy and what is a part number |
Glitch
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 04:05 pm: |
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I got so frustrated with my strap I left it off after swapping a battery out several years ago. I now have an R tail, so the issue is no longer, the R strapping is much easier. Looks like Sanchez's S1 with the 15ft of breather re-route hose he found in it. Yeah, we're all still laughing about that one! I need to do that battery conversion because I did the S to R tail conversion and there is just no room for the fuse box. What? There's plenty of room!
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Bueller83
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 04:33 pm: |
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Yeah thats just about where I have mine even split it apart like that but i don't have it velcroed down so it flops around |
Nickh
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 06:00 pm: |
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Why did Buell make the S model so difficult to reinstall the strap? They must have over-engineered it. -Nick- |
Glitch
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 07:27 pm: |
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They must have over-engineered it. More like under-engineered it. If you've taken an R and an S apart, you'd see where they really built a StreetFighter out of the R. There is truly a large amount of parts they both share. The battery strap being one. |
Nickh
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 10:12 pm: |
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If they share the same strap, why is the R so much easier? -Nick- |
Froggy
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 10:18 pm: |
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All Buell V-twin models since 2003 including the 1125r use the same strap. As for why its harder on the S, they had to make something hard to make up for the easy to remove seat. |
Nickh
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 10:23 pm: |
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Haha ok. The seat on the S is very easy to remove. -Nick- |
Tepiddeath
| Posted on Friday, June 04, 2010 - 10:38 pm: |
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after about a month my strap was broke, the dealership broke another trying to install, then ordered 2, the one they were able to install is now broken again, I am leaving it broken, the battery isnt going anywhere... |
Gaza
| Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2010 - 08:02 am: |
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@Nickh It took 3 days to get it, Yup warranty!! |
Nickh
| Posted on Saturday, June 05, 2010 - 11:04 am: |
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@Tepiddeath That's pretty crappy. The battery doesn't shake anything loose? @Gaza Thank You. -Nick- |