vim420
XS400 Enthusiast
I recently purchase a 1980 xs400 with fairly low miles and very clean body.
The battery would never hold a charge longer then a few days. Upon inspection I noticed there was two leads on the positive terminal. So I unhooked the one that I assumed was aftermarket and now my battery holds a charge and I can use the electric start after a it sitting for a week. When I reconnect the other lead it always ends up dying. When it's not connected everything works fine and there are no visible aftermarket electronics hooked up.
http://imgur.com/a/NHN8l
You can see the wire shodily crammed in with another wire.
I plan to just remove it but if anyone has some insight as to what it is that would be awesome!
The battery would never hold a charge longer then a few days. Upon inspection I noticed there was two leads on the positive terminal. So I unhooked the one that I assumed was aftermarket and now my battery holds a charge and I can use the electric start after a it sitting for a week. When I reconnect the other lead it always ends up dying. When it's not connected everything works fine and there are no visible aftermarket electronics hooked up.
http://imgur.com/a/NHN8l
You can see the wire shodily crammed in with another wire.
I plan to just remove it but if anyone has some insight as to what it is that would be awesome!
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