Dead Battery.... | Thread profile

It just seems weird that you did a light mod, and now all of a sudden you have a battery problem. Are you sure you don't have a grounded wire. Maybe one of the light pod wires had a bare spot in it and it's touching metal somewwhere. Anyways, if you go to the dealer, don't advertise the light mods. They may just turn their problem into your problem. MATT

Hi there, We did dual light mod on Sunday. Also installed both SilverStar bulbs. Don't see any problems so far now. Mod works as advertised, both low beams OR low beam + high beam. It should not drain battery, I hear that mean people ride with high beam at all times (low beam + high beam) for increased daylight visibility. Few days ago I read a thread where somebody explained how FZ6 charging system works. Something with resistor for...

For what it's worth, I ran my battery completely out this spring. Left the radar detector on... I tried to start it with a normal battery charger and couldn't revive it well enough to last really long. I dropped it off at a local dealer for the weekend and they put it on their fancy charger. It rejuvinated the battery perfectly! I haven't had a problem in the past 1 1/2 months. I think they charged me $5, which is way cheaper...

What about the simple thing of making sure the battery has a good connection? Sometimes the easiest method can fix the prob.

went for my first road ride today with a buddy down to the beach. when we got there (about a 20 min ride) I turned off my bike and we chilled for about 20 mins. We left and it started fine. About 3 minutes later I stalled it on a hill. Went to start it up and it did a turn then started clicking. Dead battery..I think. I did the dual light mod, and I have led podlights. I installed these using the proper method found in the mod section. I get...