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I thought I'd changed from VFR to FJR to avoid this type of problem :?
I left the bike off the optimate III the night before last whilst the sump dripped out its last traces of oil. Last night I refilled with oil, checked everything was tight and went to start her up - two turns and lots of clicks.
Now given that the bike behaved perectly last year and now this is the second time it done this to me in three attempts to start (with one ride following the second attempt) I'm going to replace the battery before looking at other things.
My reasoning is that it is apparently not taking charge from either the alternator OR the optimate III.
The only thing that might be taking power is the Spyball alarm (I assume a power commander doesn't take power if the bike is not running).
I'll keep you posted but my weekend trip is now in jeopardy
I left the bike off the optimate III the night before last whilst the sump dripped out its last traces of oil. Last night I refilled with oil, checked everything was tight and went to start her up - two turns and lots of clicks.
Now given that the bike behaved perectly last year and now this is the second time it done this to me in three attempts to start (with one ride following the second attempt) I'm going to replace the battery before looking at other things.
My reasoning is that it is apparently not taking charge from either the alternator OR the optimate III.
The only thing that might be taking power is the Spyball alarm (I assume a power commander doesn't take power if the bike is not running).
I'll keep you posted but my weekend trip is now in jeopardy