Gear shift indicator stuck on 4

[E11even_Hunnit]

Re: E11evenhunnit's complaint:

7AM & 40° outside - I have a routine of turning the bike on as soon as I get to it before I put on my lid and gloves and find a music playlist on my phone before I clip on the bike and take off(all in efforts to give it at least some time to warm up)

1.) I pop the key in the ignition, wait a sec for tach needles (and fuel pump to cycle)
2.) then make sure green N light is on before I crank, by either finding it or because it's already there(all while the bike is still on the stand)
3.) Bike cranks, starts, then maybe 2 seconds into engine running it shuts off.
Initial thoughts are fuel, then I realize there's 1/2 tank left...then I think maybe battery is starting to act funny and on it's way out, but then when I got it on neutral and cranked it, It didn't seem sluggish...It left me thinking a bit but I just took off as I was running a bit late for work and didn't think much of it.

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This scenario is different from the no neutral light/gear display ( - ) described earlier. It is one where the engine starts willingly, but dies after a few seconds, but unrelated to what's happening on the dash.
I always suspect battery terminal tightness or the battery itself. If it's the original battery, it's 6 years old. The battery on my 2013 went bad in 4-1/2 years even though it lived on a Battery Tender. (Symptom on my battery was that it wouldn't crank/restart warm, but easily bump-started.)

I get why you'd think the battery is suspect, and while I'm not trying to defend it, I have had no reason to believe it's in bad condition given the overall functioning of the electronics without issue whatsoever. I'm no battery guru, but I have had batteries go bad in other bikes I've owned over the years, and there is usually symptoms associated with a dying battery, none of which I've seen on the CB. That being said, It's definitely in my plans to go Ballistic/Shorai sometime in the near future, but not because this is the underlying cause of my current situation

3.) Bike cranks, starts, then maybe 2 seconds into engine running it shuts off.
Initial thoughts are fuel, then I realize there's 1/2 tank left...then I think maybe battery is starting to act funny and on it's way out, but then when I got it on neutral and cranked it, It didn't seem sluggish...It left me thinking a bit but I just took off as I was running a bit late for work and didn't think much of it


.....................When the engine shuts off after 2 seconds is the green neutral light still on?

( You're doing a stellar job as usual PD ! )

It wasn't. and that's how I now know that initial hiccup is related to the now reoccurring issue.
The bike also didn't move an inch for those who might think it somehow actually ticked itself into gear.

I presume the sensor(s) sensed this had taken place hence the shutoff but it didn't physically happen



Anywho, bike did it again this morning as it's becoming more and more normal. I did take a clip for you all to see, will post it sometime today since I'm currently @ work