misternovice
XS400 Member
I went in for a road test today, and about 5 minutes in, the instructor radioed to tell me to pull over because apparently my turn signals were not flashing when I was at a stand still. This was news to me, but it's something I need to fix before taking the test apparently...
I'm in BC, and it's been cold here the last two weeks, which has resulted in me push starting my bike almost every morning. Definitely not good for the battery, but I picked up a battery tender last night. I let it run overnight (7 hours) and the battery seemed okay, but it died again pretty quickly while I was trying to get the light business sorted out.
I've had it hooked up to the tender since getting home, and will do so until leaving tomorrow morning (5pm-9am), hopefully this should fully re-charge my battery, and put me in a better spot. I say all this because I'm hoping the low battery is causing all of this.
When I'm riding the bike, at anything over about 3k rpm, the turn signal works properly. Indicating a power output problem to me
Things I'm going to check if the battery doesn't work out: signal switch, and wiring.
A friend said it sounded like there might be a loose ground involved with the right side turn signals. Would the wiring be able to allow this? Or is that something that would be wrong with the signal switch.
Any help or advice is appreciated. Thanks!
I'm in BC, and it's been cold here the last two weeks, which has resulted in me push starting my bike almost every morning. Definitely not good for the battery, but I picked up a battery tender last night. I let it run overnight (7 hours) and the battery seemed okay, but it died again pretty quickly while I was trying to get the light business sorted out.
I've had it hooked up to the tender since getting home, and will do so until leaving tomorrow morning (5pm-9am), hopefully this should fully re-charge my battery, and put me in a better spot. I say all this because I'm hoping the low battery is causing all of this.
When I'm riding the bike, at anything over about 3k rpm, the turn signal works properly. Indicating a power output problem to me
Things I'm going to check if the battery doesn't work out: signal switch, and wiring.
A friend said it sounded like there might be a loose ground involved with the right side turn signals. Would the wiring be able to allow this? Or is that something that would be wrong with the signal switch.
Any help or advice is appreciated. Thanks!