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[EAWD]

I'm not really sure. he said he had measured it, so he might have been right, but i suppose that the fault was just from the defective battery. i realised that these guys had no idea what they were doing when one guy handed over the bike: at first he didnt manage to start at first (my bike doesnt like it when you open the throttle when you start it), then wehen he got it going i put my foot on the brake pedal, switched on the light and flashed the indicator. the biked died. i then said it shouldnt do that because it used to rune exceptionally well. he then replied "we'll its an old bike; you're demanding the capabilities of a modern bike"....

what a blinking idiot. i'd accept that from someone who owned an enfield and was not very good with it, but not from a mechanic. now that i fixed it and put in the new battery, i can have the indicators on, high beam, brake lights and sound the horn on tick-over....

anyhow, im going to give them a bad review and leave them to their silly modern bikes.
thanks again everyone!

[Paulk]

Welcome to the world of bike electrics. If I may suggest treat yourself to a cheap (10 - 15 quid) multimeter and connect it to your battery. Fully charged battery should be in the region of 12.5 plus volts, with the motor running and charging system in good shape volts should go up and down with revs to a max of about 14V. Trying with lights on/off, indicators etc and you'll know what's doing what and when.

[PeteF]

No engine, properly set-up, will like the throttle tweaked when it's started. If he didn't know that he's not a mechanic. Why not name and shame?