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Hi!
So I have this, possibly, serious electrical issue.
Last summer I drove on a trip from Sweden to Denmark. And when i Denmark we encountered a heavy rainfall, I mean really heavy.
At a red light my engine stalled, it just died. Then when i tried to start it the starter just made a buzzing noise, like if your battery is low. Also the oil light and some other light was on all the time - even when the ignition was off.
I ran with the bike in gear/clutch and release the clutch to start and it worked. The engine stalled a couple of times more and every time I had to run with the bike to get it started. I managed to drive all 400 km back to Sweden, the engine was running good all the time and the electronics worked except for sometimes the RPM gauge flickered and the needle jumped froim and to zero all the time.
I changed the battery, cause I figured it could be a broken cell or something - but the bike didn't start with the new battery - same thing - the starter just buzzed and the oil light and some other light was on (like 50% of the light it usually emits) no matter if the engine was turned on or off. The bike also drains the battery really quickly when it is plugged in.
PLEASE help me with suggestions, where to start looking for a fault, i'm guessing it has something to do with the rainfall. Shortage somewhere? Starter? Alternator? I have no idea (but i'm used to working with bike so I will try to fix it myself)
:ahhh:
So I have this, possibly, serious electrical issue.
Last summer I drove on a trip from Sweden to Denmark. And when i Denmark we encountered a heavy rainfall, I mean really heavy.
At a red light my engine stalled, it just died. Then when i tried to start it the starter just made a buzzing noise, like if your battery is low. Also the oil light and some other light was on all the time - even when the ignition was off.
I ran with the bike in gear/clutch and release the clutch to start and it worked. The engine stalled a couple of times more and every time I had to run with the bike to get it started. I managed to drive all 400 km back to Sweden, the engine was running good all the time and the electronics worked except for sometimes the RPM gauge flickered and the needle jumped froim and to zero all the time.
I changed the battery, cause I figured it could be a broken cell or something - but the bike didn't start with the new battery - same thing - the starter just buzzed and the oil light and some other light was on (like 50% of the light it usually emits) no matter if the engine was turned on or off. The bike also drains the battery really quickly when it is plugged in.
PLEASE help me with suggestions, where to start looking for a fault, i'm guessing it has something to do with the rainfall. Shortage somewhere? Starter? Alternator? I have no idea (but i'm used to working with bike so I will try to fix it myself)
:ahhh: