hello all .
i need a little help please !
i was out on a ride yesterday when my bike kept staling on tick over but i thought it would be ok . after 40 more miles it cut out and wouldnt start not even turn over . i hAD no lights so the battary was dead .i managed to bump start it to get me home over 70 miles without stalling .when i go home i turned it off but again it wouldnt start .
my question is would this be my reg/rec if it is would any other ones fit of other bikes as they are a little hard to find .
any help would be great thank you all

 

There is a way to test the R/R to see if it's bad or not, but at the moment I can't remember how. They are known to go bad and if you do get a new one get one that has the cooling fins.

How long can our bike sit with the key to the on position before it kills the battery anyway? (small thread jacking)

 

I don't know how long it takes to die, but die it will.
I would replace the R/R anyway as it will probably fail as they typically do. Did you check all of the connectors to the R/R? They get loose /corroded over time and will cause the same symptoms as a bad R/R.

 

hello i have checked all conections and they are good . i put a volt meeter on it and i was getting 12.2volts at tick over and 13.4volts at 3-5000rpm . i also had my bat on charge all night so i will check that out later ..
are the volts to low and is this the start of the reg/rec being on it way out .
thank you again

 

Voltage sounds right. Could be your battery is in need of replacement or the R/R needs replacing.

 

sounds sort of like what mine was doing when the battery went bad. apparently the absorbed glass mat batteries you are not supposed to let lose their charge.

 

I'm going through the same thing with my R/R right now on my 87 CBR600. I get the loss of power on the highway and then it won't start. Here are two good links to help you identify the problem:

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

http://cbrworld.net/forums/post/289528.aspx

All you need is a multimeter and a little time and you'll know whether its your stator, battery, or R/R.

I just ordered an R/R from bikebandit.com, but not the OEM one. I made the mistake of ordering a used OEM R/R from ebay last year and now I'm doing it again one year later. Now I am buying a new and improved one. The after market R/Rs claim to be better and last longer then OEM. I will give it a try.

 

thank you all for your replys and help new r/r fitted and all is good