rhoffman13
New Member
Hello all,
I have a 2011 FZ6R. A few weeks ago, I accidentally left the key in, and on (duh) and my neighbor was kind enough to knock and let me know. The next morning the bike started just fine I took it to work, started fine again on the ride home. Fast forward, I haven't touched the bike as it's been cold and rainy where I live. I was going to make a quick job to the store, put the key in and flicked it on and the electronics wouldn't even come on. I groaned about it but thought hey, maybe it's just a dead battery. I do not have a battery charger and made do with jumping it from my car (Probably not the best idea) but the bike started. I let it idle for a bit, and decided to move it back behind my shed to let it idle a bit longer. Forgot that the kick stand kills it in first gear and the bike turned off and would not turn electronics back on. Brought the bike out again and jumped it. Got it started, took it out on a 4 mile jog let it idle for 15 minutes or so (thinking it might charge the battery back up itself). During the ride, the electronic components kept shutting off and cutting back on randomly. The Speedometer would be jumping all over the place and then cut out completely and whenever the electronics would cut out, the bike ran rough. When I got back home, I cut the bike off. I immediately turned the key into the on position and the electronics would not come back on. Thinking it was a dead battery, I went to Oreilly's to see if they could test the battery. They said it was a good battery. My neighbor was kind enough to loan me a trickle charger, so I've charged the battery since and placed it in the bike, I get the electronics now, but it won't even attempt to turn over. Kick stand up, neutral gear. Nada. I don't believe it's the starter, as I could get it started when I jumped it. Oreilly's said the battery was good (idk if that should be reliable though), and so now I have no idea where to start looking for what to replace. Please help??
I have a 2011 FZ6R. A few weeks ago, I accidentally left the key in, and on (duh) and my neighbor was kind enough to knock and let me know. The next morning the bike started just fine I took it to work, started fine again on the ride home. Fast forward, I haven't touched the bike as it's been cold and rainy where I live. I was going to make a quick job to the store, put the key in and flicked it on and the electronics wouldn't even come on. I groaned about it but thought hey, maybe it's just a dead battery. I do not have a battery charger and made do with jumping it from my car (Probably not the best idea) but the bike started. I let it idle for a bit, and decided to move it back behind my shed to let it idle a bit longer. Forgot that the kick stand kills it in first gear and the bike turned off and would not turn electronics back on. Brought the bike out again and jumped it. Got it started, took it out on a 4 mile jog let it idle for 15 minutes or so (thinking it might charge the battery back up itself). During the ride, the electronic components kept shutting off and cutting back on randomly. The Speedometer would be jumping all over the place and then cut out completely and whenever the electronics would cut out, the bike ran rough. When I got back home, I cut the bike off. I immediately turned the key into the on position and the electronics would not come back on. Thinking it was a dead battery, I went to Oreilly's to see if they could test the battery. They said it was a good battery. My neighbor was kind enough to loan me a trickle charger, so I've charged the battery since and placed it in the bike, I get the electronics now, but it won't even attempt to turn over. Kick stand up, neutral gear. Nada. I don't believe it's the starter, as I could get it started when I jumped it. Oreilly's said the battery was good (idk if that should be reliable though), and so now I have no idea where to start looking for what to replace. Please help??