Romain
Active Member
I ride a 07 XL1200C and I have just swapped my stock exhaust for a pair of V&H Straightshot Slip-Ons and, Man, do they sound great.
While I am waiting for my Dynatek F1and my K&N air filter I went for a test ride, all went well but after 1/2 hour or so, the engine light went on, as did the battery light. I gently made my way back stopping a couple of times on the way to give the engine a chance to cool, just in case. After a few minutes, the lights came on again.
Once back to base, I ran the diagnostic and it gave me a P0562 code. Following the battery light coming on and the fact that the code indicate a low battery, I removed it, checked it, it looked in very good condition, no corrosion of any kind, no cracks and the voltmeter read 12.2 so clearly it needed charging.
I charged it until the reading was near 13 and reinstalled it, checked all the wiring just to make sure and went for another test ride.
As before, the lights came on and the result was the same, P0562. The voltmeter read 12.43.
Has the problem anything to do with the installation of the V&H, or is it purely coincidental and caused by something else? Even after the lights come on the bike seems to run fine.
Is the battery at fault or is there something wrong with the charging system?
I am contemplating reinstalling the stock baffles just to see if it make any difference but before doing that, I am racking your brains for advice, it's never failed before. :33:
While I am waiting for my Dynatek F1and my K&N air filter I went for a test ride, all went well but after 1/2 hour or so, the engine light went on, as did the battery light. I gently made my way back stopping a couple of times on the way to give the engine a chance to cool, just in case. After a few minutes, the lights came on again.
Once back to base, I ran the diagnostic and it gave me a P0562 code. Following the battery light coming on and the fact that the code indicate a low battery, I removed it, checked it, it looked in very good condition, no corrosion of any kind, no cracks and the voltmeter read 12.2 so clearly it needed charging.
I charged it until the reading was near 13 and reinstalled it, checked all the wiring just to make sure and went for another test ride.
As before, the lights came on and the result was the same, P0562. The voltmeter read 12.43.
Has the problem anything to do with the installation of the V&H, or is it purely coincidental and caused by something else? Even after the lights come on the bike seems to run fine.
Is the battery at fault or is there something wrong with the charging system?
I am contemplating reinstalling the stock baffles just to see if it make any difference but before doing that, I am racking your brains for advice, it's never failed before. :33:
