Turns out that you can't buy it anymore (Sulphuric, in a concentration above 15%) unless you have some sort of licence. Presumably to stop our young cherubs on stolen scooters in that, there London chucking it in the face of some old granny. So I have a new battery (empty) that I can't fill. Can a motor factor do it for me? Or should I just buy a new battery? * *Assuming I don't get a knock on the door from CID in the next 24hrs after spending some time tonight googling for acid. Although I was also searching for "How to dispose of a body"
Probably easier to buy a new battery to be honest, just fitted a Shido lithium, it weighs nothing and fires the bike up fine,
6v batter for a scooter from 1978, so don't think I have the option of a LiPo. @bootsam gave it to me, new in a box when I bought the scooter from him. Bloody rip-off merchant, that one. Oh, Sshhhhh. Don't say lithium when @Exige is online.
Google Shido battery fire and see how many hits you get, we'll all be driving round in Lithium battery cars soon, it's the future you know, I've seen it
^^^^^with Dave on this one,but i've just typed in google "can you still buy battery acid",,,,and adverts have appeared so it is possible
My local motorcycle shop fills mine up for a nominal charge. I did investigate the certificate required to buy battery acid a while back and it costs something like £35/36 per year, If i remember correctly. Anyone can apply for it and when you buy online you quote your certificate etc. and then you can purchase small quantities. One site i looked at supplied two litre bottles of acid.
My workplace has at any time up to 40 000L of 98% Sulphuric Acid and 200 000L of de-mineralised water so I'm covered, but our batteries are supplied wet and charged.
I have a bike with Lithium battery - I won't risk a 1098R with one unless it has been modified as I know of one that burnt, simple carry on, nutters
In the same position myself , I assumed the electrolyte would Be included , but didn’t read the ad ..... Got a motobatt agm .. no breather to worry about and about 20 quid for a 6v 6N6 Or pop down your local battery suppliers they’ll fill it
Last week I bought a Yuasa YT12 , ordered it over the phone, went to collect and was told it wasn't ready for me as they [motor factors] had to fill it, charge it and test it before I could have it. Some EU reg apparently.
