Well, I found out the hard way just how finicky the battery power can be in these bikes. Bike started perfectly and I rode 25 mins across town to my buddies place to meet up for a ride. When I went to start it up at his house-nothing...then the gauges swept with no lights or fuel pump, then the clock went to 1:00...as soon as I saw that, I knew I had a battery issue.
Off came the seat (I am going to buy the finger screws soon vice the allen bolts), then I too off the + battery lead and noticed a film on the battery terminal. A few scrapes with a flat tip screwdriver and a connection of the +battery lead and boom, I had gobs of power. Set the clock and away we went with no further issues.
I had cleaned the terminals before and used dielectric grease on them which was a mistake to put it directly on the terminal...it seemed to "cook" and create the film.
A quick write up in case anyone else runs into this...
Off came the seat (I am going to buy the finger screws soon vice the allen bolts), then I too off the + battery lead and noticed a film on the battery terminal. A few scrapes with a flat tip screwdriver and a connection of the +battery lead and boom, I had gobs of power. Set the clock and away we went with no further issues.
I had cleaned the terminals before and used dielectric grease on them which was a mistake to put it directly on the terminal...it seemed to "cook" and create the film.
A quick write up in case anyone else runs into this...
