Went down to Nevada last week and picked up my bike, trailered it home to WA state. Stressed for the last 2 months about what was wrong, how bad was the damage, etc.
Dove in....battery was toast, literally. The positive post had partially melted and two wire connecters were fried. The dog bone was melted of course. Pulled the battery and checked all the fuses - all okay. Visually checked wiring - okay except for the 2 connectors. Installed new dog bone, new battery and replaced connectors.
Was a little hard to start as it had been sitting but did start and idle. Alternator reading was good at idle and higher revs. Did a 10 mile test ride, came back home, decided that wasn't enough. Got my go to riding buddy to come along and did over 100 miles on twisties and asphalt. All good!
Glad to get this stress off my back and the bike back on the road! Total cost of repairs - less than $100! Cost of lessons learned - priceless!
Happy you are on the road again and thanks for sharing. The damage probably made an easy path to ground causing the dogbone to fail. Fortunately no damage to any electronics.
Some old motorcycle batteries had a clear plastic case. I saw a GL1000 battery where the inside plastic was coved with white after being hooked up to a car. Looked like an old flashbulb. Might have been the same circumstances.
