[jondog9]

TPS. throttle position sensor. You need to remove the airbox to check the connector, but if you're lucky, it's just a loose, or maybe your sensor wire is chaffed like your battery cable was.

 

[jondog9]

A code 8 is an indication of TPS failure. Check the fuses if you want, but I suspect you'll have to inspect the tps to get rid of the code.

 

[jondog9]

that makes sense. I'm getting the blinks from just turning the key on... I haven't bridge any connectors to get it.. still the same?

I don't understand what you're asking.
Do you mean will anything change if you bridge the service connector?
If that's the question, the answer is no. And yes.
You'll probably discover some old stored codes from previous settings. But it won't change anything that the bike is doing now.

I would persue inspecting the TPS connector, and the wires involved. I would clean the connector, dielectric grease, reconnect, make sure tps wires are ok, then start the bike back up. With the sidestand down. Does the MIL still blink the code 8? (You'll probably get a code 9 too, but don't worry about that - it's the AIT which you'll hook back up when you put the airbox back together)
I put my bike all back together before I tried starting it. My code 8 went away so I erased all previous codes and all was normal again.

Let us know how it works out for you.

 

[jondog9]

Ok, then the FI light (which is the MIL- malfunction indicator lamp) is telling you it still has a problem with the TPS.
For instance, when I would get a code 8, it was always on a rough bumpy stretch of road. I could shut the bike down, restart, and no more blinking. Until I hit more rough bumps, then it would come back on. In my case, it was just a loose faulty connection that needed cleaning.
You may have a chaffed wire touching the bike, since you say it continues to run rough and blinks again upon start-up. Or the sensor may have gone bad.
You're at a point where inspection is needed in order to proceed.