1986-1991 Kawasaki 650 X-2 Service Manual, Page 118Get this manual
13-6 ELECTRICAL SYSTiEM 0"""'""' "' "' "' "' I
Battery Precautions
Fol.llowing few simpl.e rules will greatly extend the lite of the batteryCVr1en the level of the electrol.yte in the battery is low, 2.cJd only distilled water to each cell, until the level is at Ue upper level 'line marked on the outsi.de of the bJlteryOrdinary tap water is not substitute forti lied water and will shorten the life of the batteryadd sulphuric ac.id solution to the batteryThis Iv II make the electrolyte solution too strong and will rdin the battery w.ithin very short timec.i'I.void quick-charging the batteryA quick-charge will ddmage the battery platesOi',cver let good battery stand for more than 30 days giving it supplemental charge, and never let discharged battery stand without charging itIf bHtery stands for any length of time, it slowly self-dischargesOnce iit is discharged, the plates sl,lphate (turn white), and the battery wi.ll no longer td ke chargeOKcp the battery well-charged during cold weather so H- 3t the electrolyte does not freeze and crack open the b".ttery The more discharged the battery becomes, the mure easily it freezesC',iways keep the battery vent hose free of obstruction, and make sure it does not get p.inched or crimpedIf bttery gases cannot escape through this hose, they will ex.plode the batteryOOUN'T INSTALL THE BATTERY BACKWARDS