hey guys i got a question . rode bike. stoped bike. bike would not turn on. lights would not turn on. dead as a door nail like theres no battery. battery previously was very good never any trouble or sign of low battery. checked all fuses both main 30 amp and the lesser ones up frount. now i got a jumpstart. lights came on started fine. but if bike idles of goes bellow 2kish then alternator dosent sustain the engine and it dies. then no lights again. its like i got to excite the engine and keep it reved up or ...yea wasent fun. is this the regulator rectifier thingie that went out in the vfr intercepters? sounds familiar.. ohwell thanks guys

Chris
96 1kf 40k miles

 

could be battery OR charging sysem (R/r, Altenator, wiring...)

Download following to isolate fault. R/R replacement options are included if required.
If found to be altenator then SHADOW1 has most experience - pm him.
GO TO...
http://tinyurl.com/6fnjdq
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I got mine from rancho cordova motorcycle dismantlers. You can find them on the web and the ship, it was around 70 I think.

I remember Shadow had a link for one with a warranty from the UK i think??

Mine went out too. It sucks

 

Sounds like your regulator's gone to the big "Boneyard in the sky"[X(]
www.Electrex.co.uk supply excellent units which start charging from around 1400RPM, unlike the OEM units which start around 3000RPM.Cost around $120 US

 

I would say battery cause you have a charge over 2,000rmp.
when I had a problem (wiring from r/r), it died at any rev - more so at low rev's
check the voltage on the battery, with the bike off then from idle to 4,000rpm.

I brought a 10-led low voltage light kit for my bike, still havn't pieced it together yet, but you could make a simple 1-led version from a diode, led and a resistor

you should also notice your lights get brighter when reving, if not, then not charging. if this happens when far from home, pull the fues for the HeadLightto reduce battery drain.

 

Could definately be a bad battery that's shorting/not taking charge. Mine did the same thing....

Not that it couldn't be the reg/rec, as it very well could be.
Check your charge voltage with it running. May have to up the idle adjustment slightly...

Why did honda put such a crappy reg/rec in these things to begin with? Seems like they could have installed ones that give charge at lower revs.

 

gimmi more feed back on this

 

Charge your battery fully and it should tick over. Then print this off and follow it.

http://www.electrosport.com/technica...ng-diagram.pdf

 

The easiest way to rule out your altenator is to unplug it's multiplug and put a test on the windings. The usual problem is the varnish breaking down on the windings and then the windings shorting out to earth.

This is very easy to check with a meter set to continuity. Mine has a 'buzzer' mode to show this. Put one probe on each of the yellow wires and check if they run to earth. If they do then your windings are knackered. (exactly my problem at the moment) If they don't earth ie there is no continuity,then set your meter to ohms and check the resistance between each of the yellow wires, and then between the black and white wires. Make sure the readings are all in spec. If not, you have found your charging problem.

 

Just remember when checking the stator winding the restance can be fine when cold, but the epoxy coating breaks down when hot.

So always make sure to do any tests with the bike electricals after a ride that is long enough to get the bike hot.