Problems starting after rain

[Ditchrat69]

So, today speedie wouldn't start after work for the 2nd time. Both times it has rained for most of the day. Everything turns on fine, lights, dash, ecu but when I hit the starter....row row row spoosh. Is my sprag ****ing up?
Now, the first time, it fired right up the next morning after being in our work garage
Any ideas cunts?

[Joe Houle]

Battery

[Joe Houle]

Also if you get the cable, the TOD fires MUCH quicker than the canned tunes...just sayin

[Ditchrat69]

Ordering a cable when i get home then, **** this shit. Battery is less than a year old...shorai time?

[crashmasterd]

Could be sprag. Why did you replace the battery? Low-power batteries are the #1 reason sprag clutches go south. If you were limping along on a marginal battery for six months before replacing it you could have forked yourself.

Also check the usual suspects: regulator and stator.

Does it jumpstart okay? What year? How many miles?

There's room here for a flux capacitor or oscillation overthruster joke, but I'm not touching it because you called us cunts.

[Ditchrat69]

Could be sprag. Why did you replace the battery? Low-power batteries are the #1 reason sprag clutches go south. If you were limping along on a marginal battery for six months before replacing it you could have forked yourself.

Also check the usual suspects: regulator and stator.

Does it jumpstart okay? What year? How many miles?

There's room here for a flux capacitor or oscillation overthruster joke, but I'm not touching it because you called us cunts.

I didn't replace the battery, the previous owner did in July when i bought the bike from him. He had let it sit and got a new one for me on his dime. It's an 08 with 7000 miles

I have a feeling it'll start tomorrow morning, it did last time it happened

[Ditchrat69]

Got pointed to this video, this is exactly what happens....except the starting part

[rnexussix]

Check the battery terminal connections and make sure the screws are nice and tight.

[Ditchrat69]

Did that, they are

[rnexussix]

Do you have a multi-meter ? If yes;
Read the battery voltage with:

1. Ignition off = ?
2. Ignition on 10seconds = ?
3. Motor running idle = ?
4. Motor running 4000 rpm = ?