Basics of electrical system

[Guest]

The bike will start by kicking, but it doesn't seem to have full power. The lights on the dash brighten and darken relative to the RPMs. I shut off the engine, and have NO power to the lights or neutral indicator, etc. I jump it from the car, and it turns the motor but not enough to start the motor. Then though, next time I kick started the motor I now have enough power to get the gear indicator on while the bike is running. Shut down, and again, no power once the motor stops.

So, with my basics of understanding and reading up on here, it sounds like although the r/r might be problematic to many people, it seems the bike is getting its power. Is the battery a good guess? I put it on my tender, but the tender doesn't recognize batteries when they're too low which happened here.

Thanks for educating a newbie.

[cowboyup3371]

Why the double post?

I would take your battery to your local auto parts store and have it tested. Then start taking some readings with your multimeter and share that with the group.

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Perhaps most, if not all, of these steps should be completed, not necessarily in this order.

1. Stator Papers, diagnostics and testing
2. See the R/R and Stator related guides on my website.
3. See the Electrical Section of my website.
4. Replace Stator
5. Replace R/R unit
(Note: If you have a separate regulator and rectifier, replace both with an integrated r/r unit.)
6. Replace Battery.
7. Clean EVERY connection and ground on the entire bike.
8. Attach r/r ground wire directly to the negative battery terminal.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff



Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[G.S.Joe]

Sorry about the double post. I'm on satellite internet and was getting upstream errors when I hit "submit" and didn't think it went through.