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Whats wrong with my bike?
- Thread starter Chris
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two_wheel_racer
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Sounds like a charging problem caused your battery to discharge. First see if the battery terminals are properly secured. Re-charge the battery, start the bike and measure the voltage with a volt meter with bike operating above 4500 rpms. It should be about 13V when it is charging.
If this is not the case, take it back to your dealer, should be still covered.
If this is not the case, take it back to your dealer, should be still covered.
That bike should be too new to have this type problem. Check the battery-see that it is holding a full charge. Check the cable connections, make sure they are all tight. Try recharging the battery. Check and make sure the cables particularly the negative cable is not broken. Check also to make sure where it attaches on the other end is tight and makes a good ground-to either the engine or the frame, with no corrossion. If you have good connections then start checking fuses. Fuses can and do blow. The main fuse is probably alright since you have lights.
The reason why the oil and fi lights came on is because when the engine stopped the oil pump stopped, hence no pressure and the light. The fuel injection light came on because the fi was no longer working when the bike shut down. The clicking noise is because for some reason the battery no longer has enough power or a tight enough connection to the starter solenoid to turn the starter.
If the battery checks out good then next test the starter solenoid. something discharged the battery or the connections were not tight enough to allow a charge back into the battery.
It is a remote possibility, but only a slight one that a component in the charging system has failed. You need a service manual to do the diagnostics properly.
One final thing, if you normally do a lot of stop and go riding. a mile or two to a destination then shut off then restart and ride another couple of miles then shut down and restart etc-motorcycles are not designed for that. They will need help in that type of riding and would require a battery tender to be plugged in nightly when you put the bike away in order to keep the battery charged up. Motorcycle charging systems are not like automotive charging systems. Most bikes require at least 8 miles of riding in open roads, with no stopping and constantly riding above the charging rpm in order for the system to put back into the battery what was taken out just in starting the bike. Even newer cars and trucks today are tough on batteries and a lot of people are having problems with new cars because they don't drive them far enough to recharge the battery. When even those owners manuals tell the owners that if you aren't gonna use the vehicle for several days to disconnect the battery (because of all the computers on board ).
The reason why the oil and fi lights came on is because when the engine stopped the oil pump stopped, hence no pressure and the light. The fuel injection light came on because the fi was no longer working when the bike shut down. The clicking noise is because for some reason the battery no longer has enough power or a tight enough connection to the starter solenoid to turn the starter.
If the battery checks out good then next test the starter solenoid. something discharged the battery or the connections were not tight enough to allow a charge back into the battery.
It is a remote possibility, but only a slight one that a component in the charging system has failed. You need a service manual to do the diagnostics properly.
One final thing, if you normally do a lot of stop and go riding. a mile or two to a destination then shut off then restart and ride another couple of miles then shut down and restart etc-motorcycles are not designed for that. They will need help in that type of riding and would require a battery tender to be plugged in nightly when you put the bike away in order to keep the battery charged up. Motorcycle charging systems are not like automotive charging systems. Most bikes require at least 8 miles of riding in open roads, with no stopping and constantly riding above the charging rpm in order for the system to put back into the battery what was taken out just in starting the bike. Even newer cars and trucks today are tough on batteries and a lot of people are having problems with new cars because they don't drive them far enough to recharge the battery. When even those owners manuals tell the owners that if you aren't gonna use the vehicle for several days to disconnect the battery (because of all the computers on board ).
That bike should be too new to have this type problem. Check the battery-see that it is holding a full charge. Check the cable connections, make sure they are all tight. Try recharging the battery. Check and make sure the cables particularly the negative cable is not broken. Check also to make sure where it attaches on the other end is tight and makes a good ground-to either the engine or the frame, with no corrossion. If you have good connections then start checking fuses. Fuses can and do blow. The main fuse is probably alright since you have lights.
The reason why the oil and fi lights came on is because when the engine stopped the oil pump stopped, hence no pressure and the light. The fuel injection light came on because the fi was no longer working when the bike shut down. The clicking noise is because for some reason the battery no longer has enough power or a tight enough connection to the starter solenoid to turn the starter.
If the battery checks out good then next test the starter solenoid. something discharged the battery or the connections were not tight enough to allow a charge back into the battery.
It is a remote possibility, but only a slight one that a component in the charging system has failed. You need a service manual to do the diagnostics properly.
One final thing, if you normally do a lot of stop and go riding. a mile or two to a destination then shut off then restart and ride another couple of miles then shut down and restart etc-motorcycles are not designed for that. They will need help in that type of riding and would require a battery tender to be plugged in nightly when you put the bike away in order to keep the battery charged up. Motorcycle charging systems are not like automotive charging systems. Most bikes require at least 8 miles of riding in open roads, with no stopping and constantly riding above the charging rpm in order for the system to put back into the battery what was taken out just in starting the bike. Even newer cars and trucks today are tough on batteries and a lot of people are having problems with new cars because they don't drive them far enough to recharge the battery. When even those owners manuals tell the owners that if you aren't gonna use the vehicle for several days to disconnect the battery (because of all the computers on board ).
The reason why the oil and fi lights came on is because when the engine stopped the oil pump stopped, hence no pressure and the light. The fuel injection light came on because the fi was no longer working when the bike shut down. The clicking noise is because for some reason the battery no longer has enough power or a tight enough connection to the starter solenoid to turn the starter.
If the battery checks out good then next test the starter solenoid. something discharged the battery or the connections were not tight enough to allow a charge back into the battery.
It is a remote possibility, but only a slight one that a component in the charging system has failed. You need a service manual to do the diagnostics properly.
One final thing, if you normally do a lot of stop and go riding. a mile or two to a destination then shut off then restart and ride another couple of miles then shut down and restart etc-motorcycles are not designed for that. They will need help in that type of riding and would require a battery tender to be plugged in nightly when you put the bike away in order to keep the battery charged up. Motorcycle charging systems are not like automotive charging systems. Most bikes require at least 8 miles of riding in open roads, with no stopping and constantly riding above the charging rpm in order for the system to put back into the battery what was taken out just in starting the bike. Even newer cars and trucks today are tough on batteries and a lot of people are having problems with new cars because they don't drive them far enough to recharge the battery. When even those owners manuals tell the owners that if you aren't gonna use the vehicle for several days to disconnect the battery (because of all the computers on board ).