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Hey guys, it's been a while. Now i'm back and in need of some org advise. Was going to take the bike out for a spin today, did all my checks, oil, tyre pressures, chain ect. Started it up first time, it's been stood for 2months. Took it out round the block (through town), must have done 4miles when the oil pressure light came on along with 5D or SD flahing in the temp guage (i've read this means steering damper problems
![]() So i head home only a mile away fortunately and when i pull up on the drive it dies on me. Turn ignition off/on again everything lights up, try to turn it over and it sounds like the battery is dead. I've not had a dead battery on a bike before, could it be that i didn't go far enough to charge it up? I tested the battery and it reads 11volts ![]() Thanks in advance Rich
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11 volts means your battery is flatter than a flat thing on a flat day in Flatville - but; how accurate and reliable is your meter?
However as it started easily enough in the first place then even if the battery is low, the charging system should be doing all that's needed to run the bike and charge the battery too. At 11 volts there will very likely be strange electrical things happening, charge the battery first, refit it and make sure everything is working properly before starting the motor.
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Cheers Sid, I used a multimeter and it showed 11volts, tested on other batteries it shows 12v. I'll charge it and see whats occuring. It ran a treat aswell so it was abit wierd how it happened all of a sudden. I havent had the battery on charge ever while its been stood, could it have lost its ability to hold the charge?
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I think there's only one solution, a 750!!
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