RE: Battery education

["Martin Lodahl" <lodahl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What a delightful direction this thread has taken!

I still have a couple of BSA twins ('50 A10 and '69 A65T), and my son has an
MG-A coupe.  The BSA's really don't give a damn if the battery works or not,
thanks to a magneto on the A10 and a permanent-magnet energy transfer system
on the A65.

	- Martin
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Martin Lodahl of Auburn, CA
lodahl@xxxxxxxxxxxx
UNIX Pro, Motorcyclist, Musician, etc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of tccox@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 4:36 AM
> To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Robert Silas; oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Battery education
>
>
> Never a British car but had several British motorcycles in my
> younger days.
>
> 68 BSA 250 Starfire
> 71 BSA Rocket III
> 68 Triumph TR6R
> 69 Bonneville
> 71 Norton Commando
>
> Funny thing is that ALL my British bikes were among relible and
> troublefree
> motorcycles I've ever owned, certainly the equal of any BMW I've had.  In
> fact when I was 16 I spent a good part of one summer touring the
> USA on that
> little 250 BSA and that bike never let me down.  I think the key
> to my luck
> with British bikes was having the good fortune to live next to the best
> British bike mechanic in the USA who taught me the proper way to maintain
> them.   Funny thing is folks talk about Lucus electrics but in 35
> years of
> riding I've been stranded three times by electrical failures, twice on
> Hondas , once on a Kawasaki......
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Terry Cox
> Charlotte, NC
> 2002 BMW R1150RA, "Bertha II"
> > Karl,
> > I never had a British car nor a British bike, some day I'll do something
> > about that.
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Karl Johnson" <karljohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 11:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: Battery education
> >
> >
> > > Hi Bob,
> > >
> > > You must not have worked on a '60 Austin Healy. On mine the battery is
> > > not only located on the opposite side from the starter, it's located
> > > way back in the trunk...about as far away from the straight line 6 as
> > > it can get. I'd chalk it up to English design and Lucas electronics...
> > >
> > > Karl
> > > '94 R11RS
> > >
> > > On Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at 09:23 PM, Robert Silas wrote:
> > >
> > > > The VW Beatle's battery was also located behind the seat but the
> > > > engine was
> > > > at the back so the battery cable to the starter was as short as
> > > > possible to
> > > > minimize power loss.  In general, at least on cars I worked
> on for the
> > > > last
> > > > 40 years, the battery is always located on the same side where the
> > > > starter
> > > > is, as close to it as possible.  On my 1968 Dodge Van the
> battery was
> > > > behind
> > > > the passenger seat, because the engine was between the
> driver and the
> > > > passenger.
> > > > Bob Silas

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