Recent content by ed c

Many thanks to everyone that provided recomendations and advice (this post and my other regarding 'full battery charge'). Pulled my battery and hooked it up to a smart charger. Initial voltage reading was around 11.1 and after 2 hours or so it read full charge at around 14+ volts. Hooked the...

reiobard, maverick, thanks for the quick responses. I'll let the charger do its thing and hopefully that fixes the problem. ed

I'm trouble shooting an electrical problem and per the guidance recieved in an earlier post, am starting with the battery. I pulled the battery and hooked it up to a Black and Decker Smart Charger and the first battery voltage reading was 11.1 or thereabouts. Per the manaul, this charger is...

great, thanks all for the advice. I'm going to go check the battery and wiring right now but this brings up another question for me. Is it possible for the battery to have enough juice for the fuel pump and instrument panel but not the ignition or does the fact that they (fuel pump, instruments)...

The short story: bike won't start and is displaying Er 1 which from an earlier post I understand means: Fault code: Er-1 Diagnostic Code: -- Symptom: No signals are received from the ECU. Probable cause of malfunction: Open or short circuit in wiring sub lead. Malfunction in meter...

I just re-read 'biker dude 43''s winterizing thread and that answered some of my questions. At the risk of re-hashing all the great points brought up there, I guess my main question is should I approach storing for the better part of a year differently than just over a long winter? Also, I...

I've read several posts and 'how to' articles regarding winterizing motorcycles. I will be away from home for a year or so and was wondering what would be better, completely prepping my FZ6 for long term storage or just getting it serviced then left out so my wife can periodically start it up...