Mesozoic
Well-known member
My '08 XB12Ss gets used for commuting and spirited riding... has about 30,000 miles on it now. Recently, I've been getting some CELs turning on and off intermittently while riding and when I'm parked and check the codes I'm getting 16 (battery voltage) and 34 (IAC). I've been having issues starting the bike as well.
I pulled the IAC, cleaned it up, and reinstalled it. Idle definitely seems better. I don't think that's the main issue, though. I replaced the stock HD battery with a Ballistic EVO2 16-cell lithium ferrite. Worked great for 2 months. Since the temperature has dropped considerably during the winter time, starting has become difficult. I reinstalled the stock HD AGM battery and starting performance is much better.
I recently did a datalog from Phoenix to Tucson, which is a solid 130 miles via backroads at a variety of speeds. Looking at the datalogs, I can see that my battery voltage appears to be fluctuating rapidly between 14-16V and I've got the occasional extended period of time where it spikes all the way up to 18-20V for almost 20 seconds!
My bike is equipped with an HID for low beam and halogen H7 for high beam. I've been blowing out my H7s within a few days of riding and the HID is cutting out occasionally. Is this a classic indicator that the VR has gone south?
I was thinking of replacing the stock VR with a Compufire 55150, but wanted to see if anyone else has done this. My understanding is that they're a lot more reliable than the stock HD units.
I pulled the IAC, cleaned it up, and reinstalled it. Idle definitely seems better. I don't think that's the main issue, though. I replaced the stock HD battery with a Ballistic EVO2 16-cell lithium ferrite. Worked great for 2 months. Since the temperature has dropped considerably during the winter time, starting has become difficult. I reinstalled the stock HD AGM battery and starting performance is much better.
I recently did a datalog from Phoenix to Tucson, which is a solid 130 miles via backroads at a variety of speeds. Looking at the datalogs, I can see that my battery voltage appears to be fluctuating rapidly between 14-16V and I've got the occasional extended period of time where it spikes all the way up to 18-20V for almost 20 seconds!
My bike is equipped with an HID for low beam and halogen H7 for high beam. I've been blowing out my H7s within a few days of riding and the HID is cutting out occasionally. Is this a classic indicator that the VR has gone south?
I was thinking of replacing the stock VR with a Compufire 55150, but wanted to see if anyone else has done this. My understanding is that they're a lot more reliable than the stock HD units.
