i rode about 60 miles yesterday, mostly at speeds of 50+. in the middle of the ride i stopped to fill up. after filling (and 15 minutes of talking to two brothers who had a really cool 40 Mercury hotrod with a full race flathead) i turned the key and no light, no fuel pump, nothing. i opend the left toolbox to check wiring, fuses etc and could find no problem. i turned the key back on and i shaded the idiot lights and i could see a faint red glow from the engine light. so i pulled the gear lever up into second, four big strides - hopped on - popped the clutch - fired right up. i rode a couple of blocks to a new bar in the area, stopped the bike and went inside for a water, (i parked on a hill). five minutes later i walked out put on my gear and turned the key - lights - fuel pump - starts right up.
this happened once before, since then i've kept the bike on a tender.
other than that this bike has been perfect, i've owned 5 of the new triumphs and countless old britbikes, plus 2 of the iron barrell enfields. the C5 is in the league of the new triumphs, my '99 Triumph, a Tiger had to be pushstarted many times.
i'm going to invest in a new gell battery. what do you think?