So I go out to try out some new "gear" (thermal underwear and a wind breaker that'll fit over my leathers), pop the bike in neutral (little light goes on), pull the choke, hit the starter, and get a short "brzzt" followed by no power/lights.
I've pulled the battery and put it on a charger, but it was reading 12V across the terminals as soon as I brought it in the house, so I have a bad feeling that it's something else. Hopefully a fuse blew because I don't know how I could fix any other problem without calling a tow truck and taking it to the shop.
If it's a fuse, how would I find out? Do I just pull the fuses one by one and check their resistance with my multimeter? If it's a short, what's the best way of tracking it down?
The bike's been sitting outside uncovered since Saturday when I last rode it. The temps been in the low to mid 30's overnight with one night getting down to 28F or so. I don't think that's enough to make the battery go bad. Had a bit of frost on the bike yesterday morning, but the bike's been out in the rain without a problem, so I don't see how some frost could be the problem.
It's a Kawasaki Vulcan 500. They're also known for having problems with having bad connections to the battery, but everything was cinched up tight when I took the battery off.
I'm hitting up all the boards I know because I need this fixed in the next week so I can get the bike into storage. Sorry if you see this topic somewhere else.
I've pulled the battery and put it on a charger, but it was reading 12V across the terminals as soon as I brought it in the house, so I have a bad feeling that it's something else. Hopefully a fuse blew because I don't know how I could fix any other problem without calling a tow truck and taking it to the shop.
If it's a fuse, how would I find out? Do I just pull the fuses one by one and check their resistance with my multimeter? If it's a short, what's the best way of tracking it down?
The bike's been sitting outside uncovered since Saturday when I last rode it. The temps been in the low to mid 30's overnight with one night getting down to 28F or so. I don't think that's enough to make the battery go bad. Had a bit of frost on the bike yesterday morning, but the bike's been out in the rain without a problem, so I don't see how some frost could be the problem.
It's a Kawasaki Vulcan 500. They're also known for having problems with having bad connections to the battery, but everything was cinched up tight when I took the battery off.
I'm hitting up all the boards I know because I need this fixed in the next week so I can get the bike into storage. Sorry if you see this topic somewhere else.