Battery Tightening Positive Battery Terminal, Hit Chassis and Shorted Out?

[peteandrewd]

Hey everyone. Bit of a silly noob question.
On my dirt bike, as I was tightening the positive battery terminal lead(it was loose), the allen key slipped and hit against the subframe causing a short and sparks everywhere, and causing the allen key to be extremely hot to touch.
It was only for a millisecond or 2, but I'm wondering if I would've done any damage to the electrical components of the bike(such as the alternator, rectifier/regulator, etc), or to the battery itself?
None of the fuses blew at all.
I was thinking that the short that happened, would be similar to having a non connected battery and simply shorting out between the positive and negative terminals, therefore it wouldn't of gone along the path where the fuses or any other electrical components run from, is that correct?

 

[Marvo]

I had the 440 similar to the picture. Every time I go through an airport and the pins in my ankle set off the scanner alarm the memories of the love-hate relationship I used to have with it come flooding back.

 

[peteandrewd]

Always a love-hate relationship with bikes. Hope the pins and surgeries was well worth it though!

 

[Marvo]

All part of life's rich tapestry and the learning curves we go through, I also have a small plate on my skull from a psychotic ex-girlfriend but if it came to a one on one showdown I think the 440 Maico was more feisty and less predictable (and possibly more fun to ride ).

 

[peteandrewd]

All part of life's rich tapestry and the learning curves we go through, I also have a small plate on my skull from a psychotic ex-girlfriend but if it came to a one on one showdown I think the 440 Maico was more feisty and less predictable (and possibly more fun to ride ).

Lol well said. Spose we all feel that way bout ex gf's.

 

[PEG]

They give stalwart,dependable service,if ridden properly,and with purpose......and the motorbikes are the same :20:

 

[peteandrewd]

Sorry to re-post.
How about melting of wires based on what happened? And which wires would be affected if so?

 

[Marvo]

Any damaged wiring would be limited to the wire that connects the -ve side of the battery to the frame of the bike and would be pretty obvious. It's highly unlikely if it was a quick short circuit and you'd also have smelled the burning insulation when the mishap occurred.

Is the bike running fine? Have you ridden it?

 

[peteandrewd]

So would the whole wiring loom be affected? Or just the battery wires?

 

[fall-apart-dave]

You wont have buggered anything aside from, potentially, the battery. Stop worrying you'd know by now if anything else was goosed.

*SLAP* - Thats for even thinking about touching the positive terminal with the negative still connected.