First start in ~10 weeks, MIL on!?

1olbull · Feb 26, 2020

Boog said:
@Bullseye I was dreaming about my 2014 R3T and its electrical issues and remembered ditching the old negative cable and replacing it with two new ones. Mine had become somewhat corroded some 30K miles at that time if I remember right. I have just under 72K miles now. So, while cleaning the cable leads, look at the wires inside of the cable wrap as best you can. If you find greenish, crusty corrosion, I'd recommend new cable to.
It is weird what we dream of at times, past memories, current work stress, talking dogs... The list does on and on...

G-A-R-A-G-E and M-O-V-E are the causal & solution words, my unfortunate friend!

Boog · Feb 27, 2020

1olbull said:
G-A-R-A-G-E and M-O-V-E are the causal & solution words, my unfortunate friend!

Yeah, I've heard that before but if we move, it probably won't be to such a culturally rich environment. It would probably be some low crime rate place with lots of room for my vegetable garden, a workshop for the bikes and a place to keep them out of the weather; why would I leave my crime ridden paradise for that?

Bernard Vinet · Feb 27, 2020

Started mine yesterday, Last time was at the end of November . I use a trickle charger, but I don't leave it on all the time. Install it for 48 hrs once a month. That way the battery is actually working, clock drains charge down, charger brings it back to where it's suppose to be. Battery is 4 yrs old & works all the time. I have verified connections once a yr while doing seasonal winterizing crap.

TRIIICK · Feb 27, 2020

As I stated many times my 05 has a phantom draw...if i don't keep the trickle charger on 24/7 the voltage drops substantially.Just a few days without it effects the battery.

Bullseye · Feb 27, 2020

Bernard Vinet said:
Started mine yesterday, Last time was at the end of November . I use a trickle charger, but I don't leave it on all the time. Install it for 48 hrs once a month. That way the battery is actually working, clock drains charge down, charger brings it back to where it's suppose to be. Battery is 4 yrs old & works all the time. I have verified connections once a yr while doing seasonal winterizing crap.

I like the idea of cycling the battery rather than continuous trickle, thanks.

Bullseye · Feb 27, 2020

TRIIICK said:
As I stated many times my 05 has a phantom draw...if i don't keep the trickle charger on 24/7 the voltage drops substantially.Just a few days without it effects the battery.

Interesting problems, phantom random anything is not good. I'll take it off the trickle and measure voltage after a few days and see what happens.

Nat67 · Feb 27, 2020

I keep mine on a smart charger constantly . These measure and monitor the battery condition and trickle , boost or nothing , as required ?
I winter my bike every year for at least 4 to 5 months at a time , with no issues thus far ! Not advisable to winter the bike too long tho with used oil , as this goes caustic and can cause internal corrosion . Also , if you run her up now and again over the lay up period ? Run her up for a good while , otherwise condensation will form in the engine and exhaust . Again , not a good thing !

1olbull · Feb 27, 2020

TRIIICK said:
As I stated many times my 05 has a phantom draw...if i don't keep the trickle charger on 24/7 the voltage drops substantially.Just a few days without it effects the battery.

My 2012 is like that. A half dozen days and it won't start. The 2011 holds up for weeks. I reckon tis all the extras I've put on the 2012.
I started using a "smart trickle charger" last week to see if that works . . .

JeRome · Feb 27, 2020

Bullseye said:
2014 R3R - I parked the bike up ~10 weeks ago and connected a trickle charger to it in the garage. Today I turned the key, instruments lit up as usual and fuel primed. The cranking speed wasn't as fast as i had expected but the engine fired so all was good. First observation was that the fuel gauge and miles to empty weren't registering and the gear indicator displayed '1', even though i was in neutral. The Mil was also illuminated. After several minutes the idle speed was still high at ~2,000 rpm. I then rode up the road where i found the throttle was lumpy and not very responsive and hesitant. I then switched the bike off, put the kick stand down and dismounted. I then turned on the ignition and everything illuminated, pulled the clutch lever in and expected the bike to start but nothing. I got back on the bike, kick stand up, clutch lever in and it started.
Any clues as to the issue??
Thanks

Hey! I haven't read every replay to this post yet but i had the same issues between the thunderbird and the rocket. The thunderbird did very strange electronic things when the battery was dead/battery went bad. Yea the voltage looks good at 13-14 volts but a bad battery wont put the cranking amps out to start the big motor and keep the ecu and spark plugs all on the same page.... electronic things go crazy from there. After pulling the rocket 3 out of the garage last winter it had a light hesitation to start slow cranking, once it fired the electronic gage was back to zero gas false neutral light and the whole 9. The check engine light came on and i was like ... crap... i dont have any dealers within 200 miles of were i live so i just ran it. Everything cleared after 50 miles and its been good ever since.

pomeroy · Mar 1, 2020

Bullseye said:
2014 R3R - I parked the bike up ~10 weeks ago and connected a trickle charger to it in the garage. Today I turned the key, instruments lit up as usual and fuel primed. The cranking speed wasn't as fast as i had expected but the engine fired so all was good. First observation was that the fuel gauge and miles to empty weren't registering and the gear indicator displayed '1', even though i was in neutral. The Mil was also illuminated. After several minutes the idle speed was still high at ~2,000 rpm. I then rode up the road where i found the throttle was lumpy and not very responsive and hesitant. I then switched the bike off, put the kick stand down and dismounted. I then turned on the ignition and everything illuminated, pulled the clutch lever in and expected the bike to start but nothing. I got back on the bike, kick stand up, clutch lever in and it started.
Any clues as to the issue??
Thanks

I have had similar with management light on. The 3 time shuffle worx 4 me. Start her up and let her idle till fan kicks in, then switch off. Let her cool 4 a while then repeat this process another 2 times. When cool after 3rd run, start her up and ride as your management should have reset, and you should be good 2 go. (Happy riding.)

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