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I've searched through the forums but can't seem to find this particular issue.
1984 GS 750 EF. Bike starts up and runs. Relatively new battery. Today, I drove it 5-10 miles, hung out for a few hours, and when I came back the battery was just about dead (starter would only turn sluggishly). I assumed that I had just accidentally left the key in the "on" position and the battery was drained as I'm forgetful and do stupid stuff like that all the time. So I push-started the bike and went on my merry way... until 4-5 miles later and the bike died on the highway. Completely dead, no juice, no lights, no entine, no nothin'.
So, it was hot and sunny out today (a rarity in Portland, OR). And I seem to recall my bike doing similar things last summer when it was hot out, although I thought I solved that problem when I found a short in run/off switch.
Could this be the notorious stator problems? I already have the ElectroSport Regulator/Rectifier combo sitting on a shelf ready to install (I purchased it last summer before finding the short, but kept "just in case").
The only reason I'm posting this before I install the ElectroSport is I'm short on time the next few weeks and don't want to go through the hassle of installing it right now if it's not going to fix the problem. (Plus, a small nagging part of me tells me to just part the bike now and move on to other projects!
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1984 GS 750 EF. Bike starts up and runs. Relatively new battery. Today, I drove it 5-10 miles, hung out for a few hours, and when I came back the battery was just about dead (starter would only turn sluggishly). I assumed that I had just accidentally left the key in the "on" position and the battery was drained as I'm forgetful and do stupid stuff like that all the time. So I push-started the bike and went on my merry way... until 4-5 miles later and the bike died on the highway. Completely dead, no juice, no lights, no entine, no nothin'.
So, it was hot and sunny out today (a rarity in Portland, OR). And I seem to recall my bike doing similar things last summer when it was hot out, although I thought I solved that problem when I found a short in run/off switch.
Could this be the notorious stator problems? I already have the ElectroSport Regulator/Rectifier combo sitting on a shelf ready to install (I purchased it last summer before finding the short, but kept "just in case").
The only reason I'm posting this before I install the ElectroSport is I'm short on time the next few weeks and don't want to go through the hassle of installing it right now if it's not going to fix the problem. (Plus, a small nagging part of me tells me to just part the bike now and move on to other projects!
)
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