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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 09:25 AM
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I would start with replacing the battery. It's almost seven years old and needs to be replaced anyways. It just might be that simple.

My 2 year old battery failed...it would be the right voltage but failed the load test
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 09:32 AM
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I would consider trading it in for a carbed model

I think EFI is great just being able to get on and go, but seems way more can wrong
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 09:34 AM
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got to agree start with the battery, also make sure you dont have one of the battery cables rubbing and shorting out someswhere.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 09:50 AM
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I have been wrong more than not, but I would say and electrical problem also...
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 10:01 AM
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Testing battery soon letting it charge up for now, then I will take it in.

Any other ideas I am all ears.

JTR
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 10:03 AM
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Let us know what you find! Good luck.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 10:12 AM
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Not a bike mechanic but am a pro on cars. We see things like this on cars when the diodes fail in the alternator. It won't set codes or set codes that make no sense. Hook your volt meter up to the battery and set the meter for AC voltage. Anything more then .5 volts will cause problems you have described.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by MrPappagiorgio
Not a bike mechanic but am a pro on cars. We see things like this on cars when the diodes fail in the alternator. It won't set codes or set codes that make no sense. Hook your volt meter up to the battery and set the meter for AC voltage. Anything more then .5 volts will cause problems you have described.
Not a bike mechanic either, but have done electrical work all my life. The OP said that he was getting erratic readings voltage wise with the bike running. From what he described the battery seems to be doing it's job. With the known problems with the stator on the 06 I would be more apt to persue this..
 
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I'm sticking with a fuel pressure issue.....
 
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Old Jul 28, 2013 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Robbie13
Not a bike mechanic either, but have done electrical work all my life. The OP said that he was getting erratic readings voltage wise with the bike running. From what he described the battery seems to be doing it's job. With the known problems with the stator on the 06 I would be more apt to persue this..

I was thinking that the dealer tech has diagnosed a 1000 Stater failures because it is so common. I was thinking of something other then just the low hanging fruit.
 
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