I have had this bike for about 4 weeks, and so far have fouled a plug on my initial startup (not knowing what not to do while starting Buell bikes). A terrible running performance was fixed by the dealer as a bad exhaust valve actuator.
Now I have a small delay between the time I hit the starter button (the click heard immediately) and before the starter motor starts to turn. The bike does promptly fire up with no problems. I have re-charged the battery completely twice. On a freshly charged battery, I notice a slight improvement in the starter response time, but only marginally. The volt-meter reading on ECMSpy shows 12.2v and on the multi-meter hooked directly to battery shows 12.7v and the volt meter climbs to 13.8 at idle.
Could someone shed some light on this problem for a novice? Could it be bad battery, or the stator not putting out enough to charge the battery? Or possibly starter motor/solenoid going bad? I am planning on taking the battery to a local autopart store to be checked.
I have experienced Brit, Jap, German, and even Czech bikes, but the Buell is one American Beauty. I found myself frequenting the garage just to admire this bike. And thanks to many fellow enthusiasts who have responded to my earlier posts.
Now I have a small delay between the time I hit the starter button (the click heard immediately) and before the starter motor starts to turn. The bike does promptly fire up with no problems. I have re-charged the battery completely twice. On a freshly charged battery, I notice a slight improvement in the starter response time, but only marginally. The volt-meter reading on ECMSpy shows 12.2v and on the multi-meter hooked directly to battery shows 12.7v and the volt meter climbs to 13.8 at idle.
Could someone shed some light on this problem for a novice? Could it be bad battery, or the stator not putting out enough to charge the battery? Or possibly starter motor/solenoid going bad? I am planning on taking the battery to a local autopart store to be checked.
I have experienced Brit, Jap, German, and even Czech bikes, but the Buell is one American Beauty. I found myself frequenting the garage just to admire this bike. And thanks to many fellow enthusiasts who have responded to my earlier posts.