This is why I can't have nice things...

[peasea]

Your battery is under warranty for 6 months. A more common fault is the rectifier going which makes it seem like a battery problem when it isn't.

It could create one though.

[CRF119]

Should have brought a jap bike........... Ive never had battery problems in winter and never had a bike shit its self or not start. But they have all been jap. Hope your luck gets better with bikes.

[Patar]

Well they charged the battery and they said it was running fine and they've plugged the tyre. They're keeping her over night for observation.

[sondela]

A bit confused about your comment about the dash turning itself off though - it doesn't on mine.

It's a new bike right? Brand new technology included?

Bet it was some nifty sensor in the tyre that switches off the elecronics till the flat's fixed, ( so the rider can't fall off if they forget to check the tyre pressure... heh)

[98tls]

I didn't.
Back in the day I rode '68 650 to work pretty much every day. I rebuilt the motor completely, once, (coz I threw the rods whilst over-revving it) and did the valve guides twice after that. Twaz a great machine and it made a mockery of the stories that they are leaky, unreliable and idiosynchratic.

So there.

About right,the old man used to take them to bits then put them back together properly and they were good to go.He reckoned the good ones were built in the factory on a Monday,any other day was pot luck,something to do with an old saying about not going on strike on Mondays.

[R-Soul]

Thats right, damn those TRIUMPHS. Should have bought a HONDA instead.

10characters dammit

[peasea]

About right,the old man used to take them to bits then put them back together properly and they were good to go.He reckoned the good ones were built in the factory on a Monday,any other day was pot luck,something to do with an old saying about not going on strike on Mondays.

That's odd; I heard the gooduns were Wednesday bikes coz..........Monday was hangover day, Tuesday they were just getting into the swing of things. Wednesday was peak performance day, then Thursday they were concentrating more on the upcoming weekend than their work and Friday was a shambles coz all they wanted to do was knock off and hit the piss.