I put in a brandnew battery... I got it to crank yesturday... I road around for a half an hour, then i turned it off and went to turn it back on and no luck... i had to get a run start... that was last night.. this morning.. NOTHING!!! the battery seems to be low, and not even a run start...


WHAT DO I DO.....

 

Sounds like a regulator rectifier problem...try this; get your bike running again with the seat off ( try jump starting it with ANOTHER BIKE, not a car) put a volt meter on the battery connections and see if your bike has approx 12 volts while running....rev it up to around 5000 rpm and the voltage should go up to about 13.5 ( with the low beam on) or higher if you have the high beam on. If not, your charging system isnt working.
There are two components to your charging system, a regulator rectifier and a stator. Both are available aftermarket.
Parts Unlimited ( which any motorcycle shop should be set up with or they are commiting suicide without them!!!) has both listed.
The regulator/rectifier ( part#10-106) $119.95
Stator assym ( part# 21-109) $139.95

Let us know if this is your problem.
It is a common problem and there really isnt any test to perform on the regulator. It will work or it wont.
And if the battery wasnt charged before you installed it, it could of only had a "static" or surface charge and will only have a fraction of it true potential.
You stated that you put the battery in last night, and I am figuring you rode it. The headlight draws alot of power and if your charging system is not working it would not take long for the bike to drain the power.

 

hey sirlimpzalot why cant you jump it with a car?


Nipz~

 

Im wondering that too must be a difference in the battery or something

 

well i jumped my bike with a jump pack made to jump cars and it work great. so i was wondering y you can jump it with a car. :| hummmmm.


Nipz~

 

YOU must be careful when jumping it with a car, the regulator rectifier is not made for that much juice and you can fry it...

 

oooooo ok thanx


Nipz~

 

If the regulator rectifier fails, it is easy to replace, but it is not fixable; only replaceable. Either it will work or it wont. ( the regulator rectifier is part of your charging system and if you keep having your battery die; this is a common problem....) To replace it, just remove the tail section/side panel and it is on a metal plate bolted to the subframe

 

regulator rectifier is the correct answer hondas are known for countless rectifiers going bad but get it replaced before it frys and melts the wires. i had the exact same problem,it was a quick fix
its located on the right side near passenger rear sets.

 

i attempted jumping my battery w/ car in the past, how do you know if a regulator rectifier is bad or not. I put a ne w batteryin today, still wont start, but tries to turn over once in a while. other than that nothing when i hit start