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Well, I went today to have another ride while the weather was still quite nice here in Michigan, and turned the ignition key to the on position and no ignition light. As I kicked, the light flickered on with each kick. No start. I took it as a sign that I shouldn't ride today. Not sure what happened from yesterday to today. It started yesterday, but only after the 5th kick. Other than that, it ran very well during my ride yesterday. The headlight doesn't even have power with the ignition key turned to the on position. Same for the horn. It's like the battery is dead but the usb charger I have attached shows it as 12.8V. I plan to diagnose it later this week to see if I can figure it out. I plan to check the battery and fuse first. Then if those are good, I will check for correct grounding. I'm assuming the alternator is working ok, for now anyway. I'm also assuming the regulator is working ok as well. I did see that the earth connector red wire down by the Zener is not attached to the frame. I temporarily clamped it to the frame to see if that was the problem, and it wasn't. The red wire loop connector is covered in oil and dirt leading me to think that it was disconnected for some time. I do plan to bolt it to the frame later when I take a peak around the bike.