Check your battery Drain tubes

[friesman]

I was doing some work on the bike today and took off the fake gas tank lid and a lot of metal stuff seemed to look rustier that it did the last time I had the lid off, (it might have been last fall) While cleaning things up and wiping dust and residue off everything under there i noticed that the drain tube was off my battery, probably happned when the bike got laid over last fall. Screws for the air cleaner, metal rings to tie down the battery and even some of the plastic were rusted or had a harsh residue on it.

So have a good look and reconnect your battery drain tube if its not connected anymore.

 

For those of you with the glass Mat battery just ignore this message.

 

Brian

[KIC]

Good tip. I had that happen on another bike and it dripped all the way down the side to the swing arm. Made a mess on paint and stuff.