bigpoppa
Well-known member
Every now and then I have this issue, after a long ride, i'll pull over to take a break or shoot the **** with the boys at the usual water holes(forks, hockley etc)
I'll shut the bike off at the ignition(not kill switch usually), after a half an hour or so, I'll be getting ready to head out, ill turn the key to on and the dash wont light up.
I'll have to fiddle around a bit, this usually entails rocking the bike back and forth and shifting up and down, and the dash lights up, bike starts ok, and I go on my merry way,yesterday nothing worked so I was getting ready to do the running jump start, and just as I moved the bike around to find a clear runway to do the jump start, the dash light up and the bike started right up.
I thought it was a bad battery, this morning I pulled the multimeter and checked, the battery reads 12.8v, it starts up just fine, sits at around 13v idling, and at 5000 rpms it sits at just above 14v (14.03 or something) which is what the manual says is the normal output from the charging system
I should add it always starts right up cold in the garage, its only after I've been riding for a bit, and i've taken a bit of a break this happens, or if I stall somewhere
I have a bad habit of leaving the key in the ignition, in the off position if im just chilling by the bike or talking to someone(standing 6+ ft apart), I wonder if this could be causing it?
I also have a little watch on the dash that always seems to be on, comes from the factory I believe
Any thoughts?
I'll shut the bike off at the ignition(not kill switch usually), after a half an hour or so, I'll be getting ready to head out, ill turn the key to on and the dash wont light up.
I'll have to fiddle around a bit, this usually entails rocking the bike back and forth and shifting up and down, and the dash lights up, bike starts ok, and I go on my merry way,yesterday nothing worked so I was getting ready to do the running jump start, and just as I moved the bike around to find a clear runway to do the jump start, the dash light up and the bike started right up.
I thought it was a bad battery, this morning I pulled the multimeter and checked, the battery reads 12.8v, it starts up just fine, sits at around 13v idling, and at 5000 rpms it sits at just above 14v (14.03 or something) which is what the manual says is the normal output from the charging system
I should add it always starts right up cold in the garage, its only after I've been riding for a bit, and i've taken a bit of a break this happens, or if I stall somewhere
I have a bad habit of leaving the key in the ignition, in the off position if im just chilling by the bike or talking to someone(standing 6+ ft apart), I wonder if this could be causing it?
I also have a little watch on the dash that always seems to be on, comes from the factory I believe
Any thoughts?