BigShotBob
Active member
Hi All
I was left stranded on the side of the road the other day with my 2014 Yamaha FZ09, unfortunately :'(
Story goes;
Was parked on the side of the road, taking some pictures at the vineyard with the bike off. When I hopped back on to start the bike again, I hit the starter for a little bit too short of time to where the ignition system didn't take over...and then...completely dead bike. No electricity anywhere, no lights, no starter, no screen, nothin.
Since then, I've checked all fuses, including the 50 amp main fuse, as well as the starter relay fuses, which are all good. Checked the battery, which is showing 12 volts. The terminals had some corrosion, which I cleaned up. Still no luck.
I do have a multimeter, but I'm not super electrically inclined, at least for the moment.
I was wondering if anybody had an inkling as to what is going on, and where I should start testing circuits. I'm not sure if there's a more common fault than normal on these bikes, or if I need to just start checking things.
I did tip the bike over twice at low speeds (it was on the ground for about a minute each about a month ago. There was mild damage, and I've ridden the bike for about 10 hours since then with no issues.
Thanks for any insight!
Robert
I was left stranded on the side of the road the other day with my 2014 Yamaha FZ09, unfortunately :'(
Story goes;
Was parked on the side of the road, taking some pictures at the vineyard with the bike off. When I hopped back on to start the bike again, I hit the starter for a little bit too short of time to where the ignition system didn't take over...and then...completely dead bike. No electricity anywhere, no lights, no starter, no screen, nothin.
Since then, I've checked all fuses, including the 50 amp main fuse, as well as the starter relay fuses, which are all good. Checked the battery, which is showing 12 volts. The terminals had some corrosion, which I cleaned up. Still no luck.
I do have a multimeter, but I'm not super electrically inclined, at least for the moment.
I was wondering if anybody had an inkling as to what is going on, and where I should start testing circuits. I'm not sure if there's a more common fault than normal on these bikes, or if I need to just start checking things.
I did tip the bike over twice at low speeds (it was on the ground for about a minute each about a month ago. There was mild damage, and I've ridden the bike for about 10 hours since then with no issues.
Thanks for any insight!
Robert