I think you are right Tromper,  the ( Burgman battery) is doing the job. I will keep the original Sym battery to power my twelve volt  appliances , my air compressor and torque wrench. My wife and I got our second covid19 shots yesterday. How are the USA doing with vaccinations? do you have to pay? The SYM battery is definitely kaput. I have charged it several times and it is dead after a couple of days.

I have been giving some thought as to why the battery failed. I have always thought that running the bike every few days was enough to keep the battery charged. Maybe my heated vest and heated handlebar grips was too much drain on the charging system, I will keep that in mind in future.

The Burgman 400 I had was ten years old when I got it, it was the first scooter I ever owned. I really was impressed with it and that led me to buy my first Silvering 600. As I ride the SYM I think of the Burgman as they both seem to do whatever you ask of them, very responsive and comfortable and  a lot less weight than the Silverwing, though I still run the Silvering every week

I will have had the bike three years in May, i would expect a battery to last longer than that. The battery is 10amp, would putting a 12Amp battery be okay,do you think Tromper?.

Over the last few days i noticed when i put my bike away in my Garage it was getting harder to push, i thought  maybe brakes binding, or sticking on.  On inspection the rear brake pads were getting pretty worn down, the front brake pads not as bad. I phoned the dealer his price for a full set of pads ( there are four pads on the front and two pads on the rear) was £89. I looked on ebay. I got the full set for £20.The pads arrived today so, i fitted the rear pads, after cleaning the brake caliper up. I cleaned the front caliper but decided the existing pads still had a lot of use in them after comparing them to the new pads. The pads i bought were Kyoto. I  have used this make of pads before and had no problems.

Last day of February, and in England, a cloud free sunny day. We still have the Lockdown in force, but, on my Sunday ride out a lot more Motorcycles out. Mostly they seemed to be the full leather clad, bent over the handlebars, boy racers, making a lot of noise and overtaking everything they could. I suppose most of them have not been out over winter ( too cold for them) so only to be expected. The SYM is fully run in now and, is a pleasure to ride I did not need my heated vest switched on.Looking forward to many more rides this coming year.

Although in the UK, we are having some really heavy snowfalls, where I live, in the North West, we seem to be missing the worst of it. Fortunately I can still get out some days, I had a run of 85 km yesterday not much traffic on the roads and banks of snow only on the highest hills, but a bitterly cold wind, Iam really glad I have my Keis heated vest and heated handlebar grips.

I know the principles behind ABS but, how does Traction control work, Thoppa ?