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battery access!!

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 7:59 am
by dickydoon
hello all newbie here looking for advice,
picked up a nice rvf last week and got no workshop manual for it,could you please tell me how to get to the battery??is it the wire under the pillion seat to unlock the riders seat?if so is there a way around it as the wire on mine has snapped!had a nc24 many moons ago but cant quite recall the location on that either,age is a cruel cruel beast!!

Re: battery access!!

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:08 am
by wullvfr
yeah,remove the whole seat unit :cry:

the good old nc30 way,that's how to access the battery on the nc30 and it was a nightmare.


wull

Re: battery access!!

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:01 am
by dickydoon
so you reckon tale the tail fairings of as a whole??would the seat unclip then?or would the seat hold it together?

Re: battery access!!

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:17 am
by mattUKNC
On the NC30, it's the 6 screws (3 either side), lift up the back slightly unplug the rear light wiring, and lift off pulling slightly to the rear, all in one piece. I usually remove the pillion seat first, I think you have to as it's clipped to the sub frame.
Good luck. :grin:

Re: battery access!!

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:51 am
by dickydoon
ta guys for replies,thought thats what id have to do!!i dont suppose its that much of a hardship,just annoying that the cable was bust when i bought it,should of remembered to check it,live and learn and all that

Re: battery access!!

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 1:36 pm
by viper_biker
No, no, no. That's how you do it on an NC30. An NC35 had 2 screws that holds the seat in place. At the rear of the seat, roll the pad forward a little to reveal a screw on either side and just undo those and you'll have access to the battery.

Re: battery access!!

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:03 pm
by mattUKNC
That sounds easier. :roll: :whistle:

Re: battery access!!

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 3:27 pm
by dickydoon
cheers mate just located the screws&charging battery!you gonna get a load of daft stuff asked by me on here because it will take a week to get the manual,many thanks

Re: battery access!!

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:43 am
by Vladimir
viper_biker wrote:No, no, no. That's how you do it on an NC30. An NC35 had 2 screws that holds the seat in place. At the rear of the seat, roll the pad forward a little to reveal a screw on either side and just undo those and you'll have access to the battery.
That helped a lot! Thanks.

Re: battery access!!

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:48 am
by CRM
now while your under there, attach a piggy back lead for a optimate charger to make charging a doddle.