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Offline andydude

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Occasional " FI Error "
« on: July 19, 2012, 07:38:22 PM »
So far i have gotten the FI Error 3 or 4 times in the last 500 miles. Just blinks once ! Is this a normal occurance ? Has anyone experienced this ? 
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Offline maxtog

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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2012, 07:42:11 PM »
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2012, 05:12:18 AM »
I wouldn't say it's normal, but it happens, especially on the 10s on up.  No one has figured out actually what's causing it.
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2012, 06:14:26 AM »
I just went on a >5000 mile ride with my '10. I noticed it DID NOT come on for the first 1500-2000 miles. Something was wrong. I was terrified. Finally it did and I felt better.

Seems to me this problem is a typical "Kawasaki brand" crude, rough cut, quick design I'm used to with all the Kawasaki products (bikes and jet ski's) I have owned to date. Fortunately every the FI error (and all the other problems occur), the mad pow-ah of KiPass kicks in within milliseconds and offers the solution.



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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2012, 06:57:28 AM »
It's a feature of the '10+ models.
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2012, 07:03:20 AM »
I'm pretty sure it's due to radio interference.
When passing near a BTS (Base Telephone Station) particularly powerful (in the countryside usually...) it happened couple of times to me.
No harm though...

Unfortunately we are flooded with radio signals of all possible frequencies: from 50Hz (60Hz in the US) up to microwaves.
The whole spectrum is full!  :o

There's plenty of cars not cranking up or gates that suddendly open etc.

It's a wireless world!  8)
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2012, 07:50:45 AM »
If everyone wore tinfoil hats, like me, this wouldn't happen.
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2012, 08:45:03 AM »
Please post a pic!!!
I beg you!!!!!
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2012, 08:56:17 AM »
Here is a pic of a tin hat suitable for riding



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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2012, 03:29:05 PM »
I haven't heard this theory before. I wonder if there is a way to test that.

I do get the F1 on my '10 every 5,000 miles or so. I just finished a 3,000 mile trip and I saw it once on the trip. Doesn't seem to cause any problem though.

Quote from: ugocon on July 20, 2012, 07:03:20 AM
I'm pretty sure it's due to radio interference.
When passing near a BTS (Base Telephone Station) particularly powerful (in the countryside usually...) it happened couple of times to me.
No harm though...

Unfortunately we are flooded with radio signals of all possible frequencies: from 50Hz (60Hz in the US) up to microwaves.
The whole spectrum is full!  :o

There's plenty of cars not cranking up or gates that suddendly open etc.

It's a wireless world!  8)
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2012, 06:08:28 PM »
I have 36,000 miles on my bike and it has done it several times.  The red light blinks so fast that I usually wonder if I was imagining it, but at "F1 Error" message also comes up on the display briefly.  I've never figured out why.  Oddly enough, it seems to only do it on long trips, which is odd because my normal Saturday ride is over 300 miles anyway.
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2012, 10:19:43 PM »
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2012, 03:19:31 AM »
Now we know that Jay does like Silver!  ;D
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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2012, 09:39:58 AM »
Quote from: The Pope on July 21, 2012, 03:19:31 AM
Now we know that Jay does like Silver!  ;D

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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2012, 11:10:08 AM »
Quote from: The Pope on July 21, 2012, 03:19:31 AM
Now we know that Jay does like Silver!  ;D

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Re: Occasional " FI Error "
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2012, 07:47:51 PM »
Thanks guys ! ........ i guess i won't worry too much about it then ! Sounds like it's a fairly common thing with you guys too !
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