Want to know if any other VFR owners have had this issue. A couple of weeks ago I started my 97 VFR to ride it home from a local spot. Started up fine and as I was pulling away the head light went dim and the tach and speedo went nuts and the engine wanted to die. If I kept up the RPM's it would misfire, backfire and somewhat run. I got it home and checked the battery voltage and it was 13.5 volts. I charged it up to full 14.5 and let it sit over night and most of the next day and re-measured it at 14.2 volts. Put the battery back in the bike it acted up again, then has ran fine for 2 weeks and 200+ miles.
Today it started freaking out again with the same symptoms. For some reason I am thinking I should try a new battery first, only because it is the relatively cheap compared to a voltabe rectifier etc.
Ever seen this issue????