Is it a poor battery

[MikeC]

Hi all
It's me again....
Lovely day so I thought I'd take the old girl out for a ride.
1958 G3LS
Started after a few kicks, no real surprise, as she's been laid up for about 4 weeks.
Opened the throttle but she wouldn't have any of it, just fluttered and died.
After a while she would tick over just fine.
First thought the main jet was blocked, so cleaned and tried again......no luck.
Checked the timing and points, all OK.
At this point I realised that the battery was almost flat, only 5.6v
Could this be the cause?
I took out the battery and found the connections were not great, so remade them and tried again......no luck.
The battery is now on charge, so while I wait for it to come back to life, I'm writing this.
This is probably an old and well covered subject, but I couldn't find anything in my search of the forum.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Mike

[clive]

58 g3ls. Does this have an SR1 mag or alternator and coil ignition. If it is a mag the battery is not the issue.

[clive]

But looking at the spares list it looks like alternator in which case hopefully charging the battery will sort it.

[MikeC]

Hi Clive
Yes, she has an alternator and coil
I'll try again this afternoon, and let you know.
Cheers
Mike