12.62VDC would indicate that it needs a new battery at the very least, no? The battery is at least 4 years old, so it makes sense to replace it before it dies on the road.
I have very little free time to screw with this bike.
I am working 50-hour weeks.
I have 14 hours of class this semester, and also all the study time that entails.
I work alone. I have to be on time.
If I cannot commute with it, it is of no use to me. Motorcycles, to me, are first and foremost a means of transportation.
The way Kaw chose to build the J-Boxes on this bike make them a known reliability issue. I am going to get it rebuilt before it fails on a long trip. If it fails on my trip this summer, it costs me face time with my dying father or puts me behind on my bills. Unacceptable.