Super cold weather affecting electrics?

Geeves · Post by **Geeves** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:31 pm

I don't think that any motorbike or rider for that matter likes the cold. The reason i ask is because I've never owned this type of bike during the winter before. Im pretty sure it cant be normal for any bike anyway.

Firstly while riding over the tops in freezing conditions both needles on the dials fell to zero and intermittently rose and fell to the correct place. Then when using the indicators when the green light flashed the little millage display flashed on and off at the same time! Then after that everything died, just switched it off at home and left it.

Ideas anyone?

patty · Post by **patty** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:40 pm

how is the battery????
fully charged?

pat.

Geeves · Post by **Geeves** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:45 pm

To be honest i think the battery could do with replacing. I rode it about 200 miles one week with out the lights and it started on the button. How ever a few days later it was back to the jump leads again. When it went funny the other day i had already rode about 30 miles so i would of though the battery would of been charging up after that time??

patty · Post by **patty** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:49 pm

rectifier???

i would stick a new battery on first(just my personnel opioion though)

cheers
pat

Geeves · Post by **Geeves** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:50 pm

Sounds like a good idea Patty

Cheers

patty · Post by **patty** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:57 pm

i had the indicator /dash light thing going on with mine when i first got it, new battery sorted it out, and now she is always plugged into a optimate.

no more problems since

pat.

Stormin Ben · Post by **Stormin Ben** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:46 pm

If you are gonna get a new battery I'd STRONGLY advise testing the reg/rectifier first
Reason being that if a duff reg/rec has killed the old battery then its gonna kill your brand spanking shiny new one too

Ben

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:23 am

Stormin Ben wrote:If you are gonna get a new battery I'd STRONGLY advise testing the reg/rectifier first
Reason being that if a duff reg/rec has killed the old battery then its gonna kill your brand spanking shiny new one too

Ben

I would definitely agree with that

Chris.

Geeves · Post by **Geeves** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:41 pm

Well its been a while but i took it back to the shop two weeks ago for them to take a look. Its under the warranty anyway since I have only just bought it. I miss my bike

. Robinsons Rochdale? This is my first experience with them so far. Taking the michael a little bit surely. I'm beginning to wish i had of just paid now instead of being a cheapstake

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:57 pm

Most bike shops/any business really tend to operate under the he/she who rings up the most and generally gets on yer wick get the job attended to first. Not fair but proven a fact.

Sounds like a 'once a day' call to check progress type affair!!!

Geeves · Post by **Geeves** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:03 am

No bike means no sleep! Its now day 12.

I miss my bike

Will ring them tomorrow for sure.

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:27 am

Geeves wrote:No bike means no sleep! Its now day 12.

I miss my bike

Will ring them tomorrow for sure.

and.............................................

Geeves · Post by **Geeves** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:54 pm

Well i got my bike back. Fancy new rectifier, with a heat sink and everything and a new speedo sensor.

Had a blast down the motorway lovely everything is working, get to Bury town center and put it into the back of this womans car, after she did an emergency stop. Guess i was too close. No matter. Not a lot of damage just a banana shaped clutch and a broken indicator.

Still some days. Don't you just love life

Post by **sirch345** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:46 pm

Glad too hear you've at last got your bike back and fixed

A shame about the minor accident, glad it wasn't to bad

Chris.