ER-1, huh? I had the same problem awhile back. I called a local yamaha dealer for help, a friendly tech told me it is a dead battery and try to boost/charge it to see if it holds the charge. I hooked up the dead battery to my car and the bike started right up. I let battery charged for about...
At night the temps ranges high 20's to mid 30's degrees F. especially in the middle of winter (Jan - Feb). There's not much humidity there, so it is a dry cold. It could be windy at times, make sure you have eye and face protections (goggles) from blowing sands. It won't hurt to have your wet...
You would have look like this.. ;)
http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-general-discussion/19231-down-out.html
Good thing you got the knee shin guards just in time. heal quick and ride safe.