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frosty
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strange smell

Post by frosty »

just come back from getting an mot on the bike and noticed a strange smell like rottern eggs coming from the bike
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lloydie
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Re: strange smell

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Check the wires to the r/r and check the battery as it might be cooking !
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Watty
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Re: strange smell

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Had you farted :?
SH#T HAPPENS!!!!!!!!
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alanfjones1411
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Re: strange smell

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Watty wrote:Had you farted :?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
SO WHEN DOES THIS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER KICK IN
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Pem Brooke
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Re: strange smell

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I had the same last year....reg/rec. Cooked the battery....easy fix but not cheap! 8O
Twist it 'til it breaks, then back off half a turn.... :eh:
Dickiebig
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Re: strange smell

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alanfjones1411 wrote:
Watty wrote:Had you farted :?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
No he wished he had..........bit more paperwork required!
frosty
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Re: strange smell

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just checked the regulator/rectifier and the number on it is sh633-12 but on david silver spares site its llisted as sh693-12 is mine the wrong type.
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Re: strange smell

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Image

97-01 Storms (and most Hondas of that period) were fitted with the auto self-destructing non-finned R/Rs - then from 01-onwards they learnt the error of their ways and fitted more reliable finned versions.

Better yet replace with a FH mosfet > http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... ty#p351482
*** Read Me for New Members *** > Bike Maintenance and Upgrades/Modifications

The VTR is a very reliable bike with very few issues. The two biggest concerns if not already dealt with are the Cam Chain Tensioners (CCT's) and the Regulator Rectifier (R/R) which should take priority in maintenance/upgrades. > http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 45#p304638
MOSFET Regulator/Rectifiers - The Why & The How > http://www.superhawkforum.com/forums/kn ... how-25117/

or one of the newest SH847 Series R/R
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macdee
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Re: strange smell

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best not to ride the bike until you have a new R/R as it can destroy your battery
i lost two battery's over this crap
told you not to but oh no you knew better
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MacV2
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Re: strange smell

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macdee wrote:best not to ride the bike until you have a new R/R as it can destroy your battery
i lost two battery's over this crap
Did you look behind the sofa ? It's amazing what ends up behind sofas...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
frosty
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Re: strange smell

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that picture is the same as fitted to my storm which is on a 52 plate, will get a new one asap,cheers guys
tony.mon
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Re: strange smell

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The smell is sulphur from the battery, so you may already have damage there.
Check the overflow to make sure you don't have sulphuric acid drips.
And, if course, if there's any acid left in it...
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
StormingHonda
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Re: strange smell

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Yeah I would check that battery, sounds like the cells are cooking the acid, if you can smell it that aint good.
frosty
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Re: strange smell

Post by frosty »

its got a sealed battery on it
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Watty
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Re: strange smell

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frosty wrote:its got a sealed battery on it
Each cell has vents built into the top! If it's cooking it that's where it will leak from!
SH#T HAPPENS!!!!!!!!
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