I drove the bike Saturday and when I got home it wouldn't start because of a died battery, I jumped it rode it around around and still the battery was died. My brother tested it while the bike was on and it showed the battery wasn't charging. Which part do I need to correct this?

 

everybody wants to know the answer to this, including me. Try checking the manual, maybe you will have better luck understanding it than I did

 

Did the bike continue to run after starting it and riding it? first step is always the easiest. take the battery out and take it to autozone or advanced and have them check the battery for a dead cell. if the battery is not at a certain voltage the charging system will not charge. my battery was doing the same thing, then i put it on a battery tender and charged it and havent had a problem since. start with the easiest part first. if your r/r or stator was bad your bike would not run.

 

Bike ran fine just wouldn't start after turning it off. We tested it with a multimeter. And while the bike was at idle it showed 12v, reved it etc and still showed 12v. Basically the bike isn't charging the battery

 

its a domino effect. you have the battery , R/R and Stator. if 1 fails it will affect the other 2 components. so at this point your R/R or Stator could be bad which led to your battery failing which will lead to the final piece failing. your best bet is to look @ the R/R and see if you can find any burnt wires trace this down into the stator and look and see if any of the coils are burnt on it or any burnt wires.

hook jumper cables up to the battery while connected to an automobile. start your bike and let it charge for a minute then take the cables off and if the bike dies its probably your stator (remember bikes are not like cars we need our battery to run the bike unlike a car that uses the alternator to run our electrical.) but if your stator is bad its probably killed your battery by now. if you can afford it replace everything at the same time.. its easier and cheaper then being stranded on the side of the road.