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That's reassuring. The charging lead seems neat. I had assumed the 961 didn't have one because when I test rode one at Donnington they actually sold me an optimate (Datatool) complete with charging lead. As it happens this gave up the ghost after only 3 months, which didn't feel like a good omen! I did manage to get a replacement though under warranty from Datatool.My worry is jump starting. I do trickle charge but, as I found out, it isn't always a guarantee. My Bonneville refused to start once, not far from home, but I managed to bump start it and found later the regulater was defective (after only 7k miles!). In 2023 the blade I had wouldn't start and I was miles from home, so I took the seat off and used my micro jump starter. When I got home everything checked out, the battery was fine and was charging ok so I was stumped. I replaced the battery anyway. 9 months later it did the same thing again. Again battery ok and charging fine. I never did discover the cause, I part exed it for another bike!
That's reassuring. The charging lead seems neat. I had assumed the 961 didn't have one because when I test rode one at Donnington they actually sold me an optimate (Datatool) complete with charging lead. As it happens this gave up the ghost after only 3 months, which didn't feel like a good omen! I did manage to get a replacement though under warranty from Datatool.
My worry is jump starting. I do trickle charge but, as I found out, it isn't always a guarantee. My Bonneville refused to start once, not far from home, but I managed to bump start it and found later the regulater was defective (after only 7k miles!). In 2023 the blade I had wouldn't start and I was miles from home, so I took the seat off and used my micro jump starter. When I got home everything checked out, the battery was fine and was charging ok so I was stumped. I replaced the battery anyway. 9 months later it did the same thing again. Again battery ok and charging fine. I never did discover the cause, I part exed it for another bike!
