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Earlier this year I got my modern Triumph (sorry - best non Norton) out to go for a ride. Turned the key all the lights lit up. When I pushed the start

button it turned over and nearly started. Then decided to check the petrol, it was a bit low,  so I filled it up from the can in my garage. Went

in the house put on my riding gear, got on the bike, turned the key....nothing. Not even a flicker of the ignition light. Got off, took gear off

checked battery with meter, it showed 12.4V. Decided to charge it anyway, when to Sainsbury's etc. Rechecked the battery a few hours later.

Just off charge it showed 13.2V. Turned key.....nothing. As before not even a flicker. Looked at stuff on Triumph web sites which recomended

taking tank of, slitting open the wiring loom to find broken wire to ignition switch and splicing in a repair :eek:. I took the battery out in readiness.

Next morning, got up early, had a large whiskey for breakfast, went out to garage. In order to do the surgery to loom I moved a few bits littering

the floor, one being an old, but similar, battery from my son's Triumph. It gave 10.4V on the meter. Decided to jump it to my bikes loom.

BINGO everything lit up like Christmas.

Bought a new battery - SORTED:)

Still find it difficult to believe a battery reading 12.4V and 13.2V on a meter gave totally nothing.


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