Stu

Happy birthday have a good one

I fell out of love with riding for some years but buying a new bike changed that! 

Hi and welcome to the forum @Baza

Morning! 

Just waiting for a mate to turn up then off for a ride to skegvegas 

7 minutes ago, onesea said:

Ok who was it?  @fullscreenaging??  Could be @Stu  as far as the police down here are concerned it’s all “Up North” if you go past London.
Hell even Londoners are considered as northern.

 

 

Not me! 

Grimsby is a shit hole I would never live there! 

Even @fullscreenaging is trying to get out by working in Hull

Declined.......... 

Hi and welcome to the forum 

have you just fallen out of love with riding or something? 

Took my 16 year old niece out on the bike tonight! 

I discovered she has no fear  

6 hours ago, billy sugger said:

Anyone fancy meeting up at Rugby and know any decent cafes for us to gather at? 

Check the map for cafes  

https://themotorbikeforum.co.uk/communitymap/

4 hours ago, keith1200rs said:

Depends on the battery type and manufacturer. AGM batteries can be well over 13V when fully charged.

As I say I have never seen it that high on a battery 

I have had a fair few AGM batteries too! Yuasa and Motobatt etc 

The only time I have seen a battery that high is either on charge or when just taken off charge and its settling down 

6 minutes ago, keith1200rs said:

13V plus doesn't sound high. My bike is currently at 13.1V and hasn't been ridden for 6 days.

I have never seen a static battery voltage that high its always been around 12.6 

Its best to let the battery sit for a few hours before checking the voltage  

13.16v? is that after standing all night? 

Not coming straight off a ride or off a charger? 

As that is too high you should be seeing 12.6 ish 

have you given the sensors a good clean? 

1 hour ago, Davidtav said:

And you guys are sensible

Are you sure? 

20 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

You don't take the earth lead off the battery. You unbolt the earth lead at the frame leaving the battery connection intact. So you bridge the end of the earth lead to the frame. It's just often easier for access. 

 

You effectively isolate the battery from the frame then remake the connection via the multimeter. So any current flowing will register on the multimeter. 

Yes I know how to do it and how you meant to do it but your first post just said disconnect the earth lead and if anyone tells me to do that I would just take it off the battery  

Just trying to make it clearer for the poster  

37 minutes ago, vivalavidabohemia said:

Actually it has the HISS (immobilizer) system. Do you think it may have something to do?

 

The HISS shouldn't drain the battery that quick unless there is something wrong with it 

What sort of riding are you doing? lots of short runs? 

Have you also checked to make sure its charging correctly 

Just now, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Doesn't matter whether it's between the battery terminal and the earth lead or the earth lead and the frame, it just depends where is easier to disconnect. On many bikes it can be easier to get access by unbolting the earth lead at the frame and bridging there as battery compartments can be a bit tight. 

but if you take the earth lead off the battery then go to the frame with the multimeter you haven't earthed it  

Something needs to go to the battery to complete the circuit  

18 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Disconnect the earth lead then put your tester between the earth lead and the frame. Set the tester to measure current flow.  At most there should be a few milliamps. Anything significant and you've got a current leaking. In which case pull the fuses one at a time until the flow stops. The leak will be in whatever circuits that fuse feeds.

don't you mean between the earth lead and the battery negative terminal? 

Hi @vivalavidabohemia welcome to the forum 

Does the bike have an alarm fitted? 

working that weekend! so no can do for me! 

I have always fancied doing this too

Happy birthday GOG have a good one  

10 minutes ago, Tiggie said:

 

@Stu   beat you by a couple of months 

Some of us was out riding bikes  

Latest photo of @Tiggie at work has emerged!!! 

Morning 

Been awake since 5.30 on my day off  

Going to get ready and go for a breakfast run in a bit while the roads are quiet