SpacemanSpiff0x0
Member
So I have an '08 FZ-6...and I love it. I just got over the break-in mileage and everything has been fine. The bike however, has been having some electrical issues that are really worrisome. I wish they would have started prior to the 550-mile mark so that I could just turn the thing in, but it seems that now that ship has sailed. I will try to give the best information that I have up to date...
Background:
I took the bike on a 120-mile trip to State College Pa with no problems. While I was there I got caught in heavy rain for about 15 miles on a highway...still no problems. I parked the bike in a covered and guarded garage for two days and then headed back home. About 30-40 miles into the trip the bike died and showed an ER_1 code. I pulled over, but by the time I had done so the computer had cycled back to normal and the bike started right up. This happened several times during my ride home and I discovered something odd (at least for someone with a car computer background). When the bike dies on the highway the computer will cycle (tach to the bottom and back, lights blinking, etc) and the motor will simply start firing again. I don't even have to pull over.
Symptoms:
Complete loss of power and a 1-5 second delay for the computer to "re-boot".
Cause:
Completely unknown. I tried to pay attention to throttle position, temperature, load, humidity, and the phases of the moon. It seems to be a completely random malfunction (the worst kind of electrical problem).
The bike shop that I bought it at tried to figure it out but found nothing wrong and (of course) couldn't get the problem to reproduce.
I have a major trip planned in two weeks and now I have a phantom in my brand new bike that the shop has no idea how to fix.
Has anyone else had this problem or any experience with electrical bugs on an FZ-6? Any help would be appreciated...I am at a complete loss here.
Background:
I took the bike on a 120-mile trip to State College Pa with no problems. While I was there I got caught in heavy rain for about 15 miles on a highway...still no problems. I parked the bike in a covered and guarded garage for two days and then headed back home. About 30-40 miles into the trip the bike died and showed an ER_1 code. I pulled over, but by the time I had done so the computer had cycled back to normal and the bike started right up. This happened several times during my ride home and I discovered something odd (at least for someone with a car computer background). When the bike dies on the highway the computer will cycle (tach to the bottom and back, lights blinking, etc) and the motor will simply start firing again. I don't even have to pull over.
Symptoms:
Complete loss of power and a 1-5 second delay for the computer to "re-boot".
Cause:
Completely unknown. I tried to pay attention to throttle position, temperature, load, humidity, and the phases of the moon. It seems to be a completely random malfunction (the worst kind of electrical problem).
The bike shop that I bought it at tried to figure it out but found nothing wrong and (of course) couldn't get the problem to reproduce.
I have a major trip planned in two weeks and now I have a phantom in my brand new bike that the shop has no idea how to fix.
Has anyone else had this problem or any experience with electrical bugs on an FZ-6? Any help would be appreciated...I am at a complete loss here.