15-09-14, 12:18 PM
A follow-up to the above...
I've been doing a little experimentation as, on Friday, I went to Brighton and left the bike parked with the alarm on (as I always do), but when I came back about 6 hours later it was sluggish to turn over, however it did eventually start.
So when I got back I checked the voltage, then left it with the alarm on but not charging and got the following:
13.03 volts after returning from Brighton (at 20:00)
12.82 volts after being left overnight with alarm on but not on charge (Saturday 16:30)
12.80 volts still left with alarm on but not on charge (Monday 11:30)
At this point I tried starting it, but despite the comments from the posts above and what I've read in the Haynes manual (which says that, when fully charged, there should be 12.8v or more present) implying that this should be sufficient to start the engine, it was very sluggish to turn over and wouldn't fire.
At the same time I could see Er-1 on the LCD display (although this faded quickly when I was trying to crank it)
So now I've put it back on charge but it seems that something is definitely amiss. I'm getting a new rear tyre tomorrow and then taking a run up to Box Hill to check out the route for a Ride I'm leading on Sunday, after that I'll try it with the alarm deactivated (in service mode) to see if that makes a difference.
I've been doing a little experimentation as, on Friday, I went to Brighton and left the bike parked with the alarm on (as I always do), but when I came back about 6 hours later it was sluggish to turn over, however it did eventually start.
So when I got back I checked the voltage, then left it with the alarm on but not charging and got the following:
13.03 volts after returning from Brighton (at 20:00)
12.82 volts after being left overnight with alarm on but not on charge (Saturday 16:30)
12.80 volts still left with alarm on but not on charge (Monday 11:30)
At this point I tried starting it, but despite the comments from the posts above and what I've read in the Haynes manual (which says that, when fully charged, there should be 12.8v or more present) implying that this should be sufficient to start the engine, it was very sluggish to turn over and wouldn't fire.
At the same time I could see Er-1 on the LCD display (although this faded quickly when I was trying to crank it)
So now I've put it back on charge but it seems that something is definitely amiss. I'm getting a new rear tyre tomorrow and then taking a run up to Box Hill to check out the route for a Ride I'm leading on Sunday, after that I'll try it with the alarm deactivated (in service mode) to see if that makes a difference.