So i had a appointment to get my state inspection done yesterday.. Get all dressed, roll the bike out... click click... WHAAA!! So hook up the charger and wait a bit.. still just click and check volts... 12 before trying to start.. then drops down to 9 right after... DOUGHH shes dead! Its a new to me bike, and I had no idea how old the battery was, so im not that surprised. Soooooo... now I get to play the "try to explain the bike I have to the counter guy.." game that all of us Guzzi owners know so well. I helped him find the model.. 02 California stone.... and tell him that his listings were wrong. All they showed was the bigger battery, not that smaller ones that bikes with the evap system have... Im not sure the one I took out was right.... so I couldn't give that number..So long story short i take over his computer,[ im a old parts guy from way back..] Search through all the Guzzis of that era, and find a listing for a '10 cal vin that has the smaller battery.. I remember reading here about some people running the CalVin batteries in the older bikes because it has a little more capacity.. so I went with it! Sadly the days of the 30 buck motorcycle batteries are gone... so $115 later I got my new AGM battery that fits the box better then what I took out!! Got it in, and the bike to the shop, and passed with flying colors!! Another great day of Guzzi wrenching!!
