This sucks to be my first post but had an issue this weekend with a bike I just bought and need some advice.
I did a fly and ride on a 2019 with 900 miles on it. Made it about 800 miles on my way home when I started getting warning lights and then the gauges went dark. I was able to keep it running and get off the freeway to a farm store.
It died and wouldn't restart. Battery appeared to be dead so I pulled it and it was too hot to touch without gloves. I noticed that it sits pretty much on top of the engine and was wondering if the heat just fried the battery.
Luckily the store I was at had a battery that worked so I put it in and everything was back to normal. Rode it two more hours and made it home. Seemed to be charging fine and running normal.
When it died it was 80 degrees and I had been riding for 6+ hours with only stops for gas.
I guess my question is this a known issue or maybe just a fluke? I hate to not trust a new to me bike but I'm not sure I want to venture far from home at this point.
I did a fly and ride on a 2019 with 900 miles on it. Made it about 800 miles on my way home when I started getting warning lights and then the gauges went dark. I was able to keep it running and get off the freeway to a farm store.
It died and wouldn't restart. Battery appeared to be dead so I pulled it and it was too hot to touch without gloves. I noticed that it sits pretty much on top of the engine and was wondering if the heat just fried the battery.
Luckily the store I was at had a battery that worked so I put it in and everything was back to normal. Rode it two more hours and made it home. Seemed to be charging fine and running normal.
When it died it was 80 degrees and I had been riding for 6+ hours with only stops for gas.
I guess my question is this a known issue or maybe just a fluke? I hate to not trust a new to me bike but I'm not sure I want to venture far from home at this point.
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