BillyJoe Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Well today was a beautiful day in Lafayette, IN (we dont' get those too often) and I decided to take my XX out on the road. Unfortunately, the traffic was high around this time due to the mid-day lunch rush and i spent a lot of time "city driving" stop and go's. I noticed my temps reaching 225ish and i remember that these birds do get hot so i didn't really think much of it. I took a lunch stop, and when i tried to start up the bike again, it acted as though the battery is half dead. The FI seemed strong and all the lights were on fully, but the relay kept clicking. I have been riding the bike on and off for the past month without any problems with start up. Wouldn' t the batt be up to charge by now from winter storage? My question is if this has to do with overheating or some sort of vapor lock (i'm just shooting in the dark), or if i really do have a half dead battery. The bike will only restart (while being jumped started) after i reset the electrical system (disconnected the leads from the batt). HELP! ANyone else experienced this? Stan.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Well today was a beautiful day in Lafayette, IN (we dont' get those too often) and I decided to take my XX out on the road. Unfortunately, the traffic was high around this time due to the mid-day lunch rush and i spent a lot of time "city driving" stop and go's. I noticed my temps reaching 225ish and i remember that these birds do get hot so i didn't really think much of it. I took a lunch stop, and when i tried to start up the bike again, it acted as though the battery is half dead. The FI seemed strong and all the lights were on fully, but the relay kept clicking. I have been riding the bike on and off for the past month without any problems with start up. Wouldn' t the batt be up to charge by now from winter storage? My question is if this has to do with overheating or some sort of vapor lock (i'm just shooting in the dark), or if i really do have a half dead battery. The bike will only restart (while being jumped started) after i reset the electrical system (disconnected the leads from the batt). HELP! ANyone else experienced this? Stan.... Test the system voltage sitting and next time you jump start it to test the state of the battery and the charging system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beondwacko Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Keep in mind that heat also kills batteries. It was your first ride of the season, and it was warm out you said. It sounds like the battery is headed south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiXXation Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 The XX's charging system will maintain a hot battery, but if you have been doing a lot of low RPM, low speed riding for a while now, your battery may have been slowly discharging, and finally dropped below a hot start threshold today. Idling and low RPM operation won't put much, if any, of a charge back into a low battery. Is your idle speed set up to 1050-1100 RPM?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJoe Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 The XX's charging system will maintain a hot battery, but if you have been doing a lot of low RPM, low speed riding for a while now, your battery may have been slowly discharging, and finally dropped below a hot start threshold today. Idling and low RPM operation won't put much, if any, of a charge back into a low battery. Is your idle speed set up to 1050-1100 RPM?? Yes, the idle speed is set up at that range. I will check the battery output! Thanks guys for all your input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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