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Just had to swap mine a couple of weeks ago. Notices a little harder start and the park assist was slower than normal. This is the first battery I've put in. Bought it in April of 2019 from a dealer.

I always love refreshing my riding skills and watching videos like this. Ride safe all!

Good Afternoon to all. Hope everyone is having a good Thursday afternoon. Well this morning, I started the SVTC and it didn’t sound good at all. It almost did not start. It has a 4 year old battery in it so for my peace of mind…I decided to get her a new one. It has a 2 year warranty good for 4 or 5 years. Nice chilly ride, but the heat felt good.

Reupholstered the seat & backrest! Also got a hold of new muffler gaskets and will be installing those this weekend. We also got a functioning tape deck off of eBay and got that installed, so the audio system now functions as it should. Couldn't get the CLASS computer working so that's been removed and we'll be converting it to manual. Right side of the dash has the glovebox now - finding one with a good hinge was a bitch. And we replaced all the cracked reflectors and turn signal lenses and replaced the broken saddlebag release on the right side. Converted the headlight to LED for good measure, too. Seems like a good spot to stop and take stock of what's left to actually do on this thing. It's still running kind of hot in city traffic and gets right up to the top of the green area on the temperature gauge when idling for long periods of time. The water pump's been rebuilt with new seals and a metal impeller, so we're not sure if there's much else that can be done - maybe the radiator needs to be cleaned out? It's perfectly fine and sits right in the middle of the range on the temp gauge at highway speeds, at least. Speaking of the temperature gauge, it stops reading steadily and the needle swings back and forth, randomly dropping to the bottom when going over 70mph or so. Might just be dodgy connectors on the sensor? Still need to remove the air compressor and install schraeder valves on the lines so the suspension can be manually adjusted. Replace the leaky muffler gaskets. The windshield is really scratched up and foggy, so we're going to try and polish / wax it. The front right inner fairing is cracked to pieces and really needs to be replaced. Probably a good idea to go through the maintenance checklist and do anything that we haven't already done, including adjusting the valves and replacing the rear end fluid. The speedometer is still wayyyy off but the odometer reads true, don't know if that's something that can be repaired. There's a bit of a shimmy at around 85mph that feels like it's maybe the front wheel needing to be balanced. The left mirror is cracked and ought to be replaced. That's everything we can think of! Feels like we're closing in on the finish line

Interesting video.