Rode into work today and went to bike to come home.....flat.
It's been faultless all summer and the issue is clearly to do with the lights being used now it's getting dark at commuting times.
So I'm after advice.
What should the voltage of the battery be:-
1. When bike is off
1a. When bike is off (lights on)
2. When engine ticking over (lights off)
3. When revved (lights off)
4. When engine ticking over (lights on)
5. When revved (lights on)
Once I've an idea of the values I'll go round disconnecting each light to see if it's a bulb pulling too much current.
I used to leave the light switch to on when I turned the ignition off and this was never an issue. If I do it now the bike is dead within hours so it's still drawing a current.
Battery is the original as far as i know. 13k miles.
Or if anybody has any other ideas.
It's been faultless all summer and the issue is clearly to do with the lights being used now it's getting dark at commuting times.
So I'm after advice.
What should the voltage of the battery be:-
1. When bike is off
1a. When bike is off (lights on)
2. When engine ticking over (lights off)
3. When revved (lights off)
4. When engine ticking over (lights on)
5. When revved (lights on)
Once I've an idea of the values I'll go round disconnecting each light to see if it's a bulb pulling too much current.
I used to leave the light switch to on when I turned the ignition off and this was never an issue. If I do it now the bike is dead within hours so it's still drawing a current.
Battery is the original as far as i know. 13k miles.
Or if anybody has any other ideas.