Hello all,
I'm having some pretty annoying electrical ( I'm assuming electrical) problems. I'll start from the beginning.
Since last Friday, I have rode the bike everyday, mostly for a few hours other than monday and today (Tuesday) Saturday night after the bike had been off for a couple of hours, I went to start it. All seemed normal, bike went through its start up checks, then as I pressed start, it just clicked and the trip meter reset as did the clock, then it went through its checks again and I pressed start and bobs ya uncle. Sorted.
Apart from today...this morning it did the same, about 6 times before it started! Rode into work, switched it off for a couple hours, started fine. Had a 2 hour lunch break ( lucky me ) then went to start it up and nothing. Its not started since. I've checked battery connections, I've looked at fuses, I've had the key turned and started turning the bars, fiddling with wires to see if I can get a connection going. But as of lunch, I don't even get electric to the dash...sometimes I get dribs and drabs but nothing gets the bike started, it just clicks and shuts down completely.
About 10 minuted ago, me and a friend used jump leads to start my bike..it worked, barely..but as soon as I disconnected the leads, my bike dies. I've had a multimeter on my battery to test voltage, ignition off, the batterys sitting at around 12.85 volts, which I'm told is normal, when I turn the ignition, it drops, within a minute to about 0.35!
Tested my friends battery and ignition off, hes at around the same, so 12+, ignition on his stays around the same, then when you turn his bike on, it rises!
So...
what does this sound like to any of you mechanically minded people? Any body had the same issue?
I've been told to try another battery, failing that, there could be an earthing problem...
any help any advice great fully accepted!
cheers
Bailey
I'm having some pretty annoying electrical ( I'm assuming electrical) problems. I'll start from the beginning.
Since last Friday, I have rode the bike everyday, mostly for a few hours other than monday and today (Tuesday) Saturday night after the bike had been off for a couple of hours, I went to start it. All seemed normal, bike went through its start up checks, then as I pressed start, it just clicked and the trip meter reset as did the clock, then it went through its checks again and I pressed start and bobs ya uncle. Sorted.
Apart from today...this morning it did the same, about 6 times before it started! Rode into work, switched it off for a couple hours, started fine. Had a 2 hour lunch break ( lucky me ) then went to start it up and nothing. Its not started since. I've checked battery connections, I've looked at fuses, I've had the key turned and started turning the bars, fiddling with wires to see if I can get a connection going. But as of lunch, I don't even get electric to the dash...sometimes I get dribs and drabs but nothing gets the bike started, it just clicks and shuts down completely.
About 10 minuted ago, me and a friend used jump leads to start my bike..it worked, barely..but as soon as I disconnected the leads, my bike dies. I've had a multimeter on my battery to test voltage, ignition off, the batterys sitting at around 12.85 volts, which I'm told is normal, when I turn the ignition, it drops, within a minute to about 0.35!
Tested my friends battery and ignition off, hes at around the same, so 12+, ignition on his stays around the same, then when you turn his bike on, it rises!
So...
what does this sound like to any of you mechanically minded people? Any body had the same issue?
I've been told to try another battery, failing that, there could be an earthing problem...
any help any advice great fully accepted!
cheers
Bailey