Battery connections

[Simpleman1969]

Just wanted to share another example of what a loose battery connection can cause on these Spyders...After experiencing very hard steering in corners, slow starting and more recently inconsistent heated grips, I did some research on here about DPS issues...As many people had previously shared, it may simply be loose battery connections, and/or corroded connections, so off to the garage I went last night. After accessing the battery, low and behold, the negative connection was slightly loose and corroded...removed battery, cleaned everything, reinstalled, re-tightened, and it immediately started better. Rode 30 miles to work this morning, and found heated grips got hot almost immediately, and steering worked much better again. Problem solved, no parts required and no one got hurt

The steering issue was getting scary as it would intermittently stop assisting in corners and I had a few close calls fighting to get it to turn by surprise.

A big thank you to everyone who provides their experiences on here for others to learn from...hope this info can help someone else...You guys rock!

[Navydad]

I believe it is BLUEKNIGHT911 that keeps repeating about star washers on the battery connections. Do it. It works. Been doing this on all my vehicle batteries for many years.

[Chupaca]

Always good to have the confirmation to our suggestions. BLUEKNIGHT911 star washer is a great help on keeping things tight and the die-electric grease keep corrosion away. Thanks for letting us know what you found....

[Bfromla]

Always good to have the confirmation to our suggestions. BLUEKNIGHT911 star washer is a great help on keeping things tight and the die-electric grease keep corrosion away. Thanks for letting us know what you found....

&like to point out : that 1item of inspection is NOT on the Safty card!

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Thanks for the " shout out " guys ….. After recommending the " star washer " thing, I have never heard of a loose battery terminal from anyone who tried it …… Mike