Erdoc48
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- Joined
- Jan 25, 2009
- Messages
- 1,364
- Age
- 60
- Location
- Myrtle Beach, SC/ Sometimes Colorado
- Bike
- 94/00/04 STs, FSC600
I just got home from a ride today on the 94 ST- I have some ABS1 issues anyway (I think the front sensor is faulty according to fault code)- I was about 3/4 done with the ride (so ~ 35 miles from home)- pulled into a gas station and everything shut off not to start again (on the way to the station, I was getting a Christmas tree set of lights for ABS and TCS despite repeatedly hitting the warning light button to disable same on the way to the gas station for something to drink). Battery was completely flat (and fired the bike fine from home- I keep it on a Deltran Battery Tender that showed it fully charged when I left this AM)- I guess the moral of the story is check your battery to see if it’s still good (I think mine isn’t too old, maybe 4 years old, and is an AGM type)- not completely sure why it failed so abruptly, but the new one got me home no issue (my neighbor drove to Batteries Plus, picked me up a battery, I called them to ask them to charge it fully, and he came to my location and I installed it quickly) and after installation, it fired up as normal- the old batt was so flat it would display the clock at 1:00 but if I turned the key, the clock would shut off. I have an 8 year old LiFePO4 battery in the 2000…maybe I should consider replacing that one as well. Also, no wonky dash lights on the way home (I guess the memory cleared but no recurrence of the flashing lights).