It's time for a new battery again. I think this is my second one since I bought the bike in 1991. My memory isn't the best about exactly what it takes, so I figured I'd watch a video or two while enjoying a coffee. Thanks for taking the time to show us.
Now I know why I never change the battery. And just kept a trickle charger on it. Today though, it started great, but got to a location and, it didn't want to start. Just clicking noise. I was able to unny kick start it to get home. Glad it's at the end of the season. Crazy the PC lasted for as long as it it did. So much effort to get to things. By the way, I have my 1989 for, 30 years, from brand new.
I'm glad the EFI video was useful! I ended up going back to carbs after a while because I could never get the tune quite right. But I think if you've got a shop that does EFI tuning, you should be able to get it dialed in. Otherwise just grab a pair of used carbs from eBay and they should work fine after you clean them.
@@DouglasVanBossuyt EFI is great for managing blowers & turbos. Naturally aspirated engines like a good carb as well. Getting a tune is easier too. As noted my PC feels better in 1st gear as the clutch engages where my EFI Bolt-R seems less capable or goes lean as the clutch engages like left turns, from a stop, in traffic. Iv'e had some balance probs as the clutch engagement zone varies at low revs. BTW the Bolt-R does not have a tach...yet
Hello from Monterey, California! Yes, it is involved to do anything on Honda Pacific Coast bikes. All that wonderful plastic takes some time to work with :-)
After all that messing around to get to the battery, I would remove it and install the new one in the trunk. Just need longer cables.... No more pulling off plastic....
A few people have done that! It's certainly possible if you don't mind giving up trunk space. But as long as the battery is on a trickle charger when you aren't riding, I seem to get maybe 4-5 years out of a battery so it isn't too terrible.
For what it's worth, I have a set of wires attached to the battery that go into the trunk so I can jump the battery from those wires by just opening the trunk. It works great.
@@DouglasVanBossuyt Sounds like a great ideal. Finally got it started this evening. Removed the front seat and just barely got the jumper wire on the rear post. Well at least I know where to check the oil level now.. lol so many pieces.
It's like a tupperware party! Once you get used to it, it's not too bad. Have you found the iPCRC on groups.io or the Facebook group yet for the PC800? Both are good places to ask questions about the bike and the PC800 community is great in general.
It's time for a new battery again. I think this is my second one since I bought the bike in 1991. My memory isn't the best about exactly what it takes, so I figured I'd watch a video or two while enjoying a coffee.
Thanks for taking the time to show us.
Thanks for putting this up Doug. Every time I have to do something with the battery, more plastic gets broken. Its all part of owning a PC800.
Now I know why I never change the battery. And just kept a trickle charger on it. Today though, it started great, but got to a location and, it didn't want to start. Just clicking noise. I was able to unny kick start it to get home. Glad it's at the end of the season. Crazy the PC lasted for as long as it it did. So much effort to get to things. By the way, I have my 1989 for, 30 years, from brand new.
Wow that's awesome you've had it since new! And yeah it's a bit of a pain to work on these bikes because of all the plastic.
Hi Doug, >>THANK YOU
I'm glad the EFI video was useful! I ended up going back to carbs after a while because I could never get the tune quite right. But I think if you've got a shop that does EFI tuning, you should be able to get it dialed in. Otherwise just grab a pair of used carbs from eBay and they should work fine after you clean them.
@@DouglasVanBossuyt EFI is great for managing blowers & turbos. Naturally aspirated engines like a good carb as well. Getting a tune is easier too. As noted my PC feels better in 1st gear as the clutch engages where my EFI Bolt-R seems less capable or goes lean as the clutch engages like left turns, from a stop, in traffic. Iv'e had some balance probs as the clutch engagement zone varies at low revs. BTW the Bolt-R does not have a tach...yet
Wow, that's really involved... greetings from Finland btw :)
Hello from Monterey, California! Yes, it is involved to do anything on Honda Pacific Coast bikes. All that wonderful plastic takes some time to work with :-)
Hi! Unscrewing the passenger's footrest makes the work much easier!
Every once in a while in the video I can hear what U R saying.
PS. I took off the back footpeg,which make it a bit easier ;)
I think I might start doing that in the future. My plastics are significantly more brittle than they were ten years ago.
Thanx for the great video !
Keep them coming. 👍✅
I'll keep making them! I need to replace all the coolant hoses on my bike soon. That will be a very involved process.
After all that messing around to get to the battery, I would remove it and install the new one in the trunk. Just need longer cables.... No more pulling off plastic....
A few people have done that! It's certainly possible if you don't mind giving up trunk space. But as long as the battery is on a trickle charger when you aren't riding, I seem to get maybe 4-5 years out of a battery so it isn't too terrible.
whats the model number or link at amazon for battery?
thank you ...very ggod
Where did you get a backrest?
It came with the bike when I bought it. It's a Hondaline back rest straight from Honda. You can find them on eBay occasionally.
All I want to do is to jump the battery.... Seems crazy you have to take off all those pieces just so you can reach the back battery post.
For what it's worth, I have a set of wires attached to the battery that go into the trunk so I can jump the battery from those wires by just opening the trunk. It works great.
@@DouglasVanBossuyt Sounds like a great ideal. Finally got it started this evening. Removed the front seat and just barely got the jumper wire on the rear post. Well at least I know where to check the oil level now.. lol so many pieces.
It's like a tupperware party! Once you get used to it, it's not too bad. Have you found the iPCRC on groups.io or the Facebook group yet for the PC800? Both are good places to ask questions about the bike and the PC800 community is great in general.
It's really a bitch getting the battery out of the pc800 ;)
That's shocking.