So I've had my Fazer 8 for literally just over 1 year, from new, it had its 6000 mile service on time, 3 days ago, ridden in to work today a good 50 miles the fun route. Got to it to go home and ............................ nothing, not a dicky bird! Oh and yam assist has just run out as well!
any thoughts? Ive got an hour to kill!
dont think I left parking lights on but cant be sure. I kinx of hope it is that so at least it'd be my fault. Would that drain the attery over 9 hrs?
Porquoi moi?
Any one in Woodhouse, Sheffield with jump leads? :'(
Porquoi moi?
Anyone about that could give you a push to jump start it ???
Theres nothing here that anyone would say that you wouldnt get from anyone in general i dont think.......quite rare bikes fazer8's and the chances of getting a fazer8 expert are zilch.....you gotta check all the basics....something has either cut in or been cut off.......what changed......you switched off the bike... Somsurely it is battery or alarm or safety switch related.
Have you got an alarm.
Have you flicked the side stand up and down incase the switch is skee wiff.
Do you have any sort of power ie the dash to at least show you are in neutral.
Id push it about for a bit and move the bars left and right just incase it is a loose wire and you get it to make contact again.
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike
(08-07-14, 07:51 PM)richfzs link Wrote: Kill switch?
Exactly
Have you got any enemies at work or just plain knobheads?
& if you faffed about with the gears before checking your kill switch then are you sure that you are actually back in neutral.....with kill switch off?
Its gotta be something simple
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike
Wonder if he's still there?
Come on David, fess up..........you left it in gear didn't you! We won't laugh.........honest :lol
Those are my principles...if you don't like them I have others.
hi all, apologies for the delay, wasn't trying to avoid you - honest!
Still not entirely sure what's gone on.
Although not ridden as much as I'd've like over the past few months, over the past month alone I must've covered about 400 miles, and good miles too, 45-50 miles a trip on the back roads so plenty of revs going on.
On Tuesday it was a typical 45 mile back road ride to work plus a 10 mile town ride.
When I got to the bike, about 9 hrs later, and turned the key there was absolutely nothing, just deadness, no lights, no ignition, no noise, nothing.
Tried wriggling, pulling and moving everything I could (on the bike that is!) but still nothing.
Tried a little jump start and got the instrumentation flashing up so managed to get a jump start and started first time.
Was getting a bit late by now and had started raining so took the motorway home (about 45 mins) and put it on the trickle charge which was showing high amber before green (charged)?
Now I can't remember the bike being in parking light mode and I'm certain that I'd've noticed when I left the bike as you give it the normal, 'one last look before I leave it for the day' kinda thing, that the lights were on?
I've always got the bike on trickle charge over the winter months and whilst has been disconnected for some months now so pretty sure battery is in good condition, and was showing a good amount of charge. when I got home so obviously it's charging ok but if the battery was dead would 45 mins be enough to fully charge it.
I'm really hoping it's all my own fault for possibly leaving parking lights on ?
Porquoi moi?
Parking light can certainly drop the charge enough to stop it starting (modern ecu's will just not let the bike try and start, if it thinks the battery is low). So maybe, yes you've just been a complete numpty (we've all been there!)
I left my parking lights on for an hour and a half on my old bike and had to bump it.
Fingers crossed you did just leave your parking lights on and there is no other issue
