deshi
The high tech redneck
OK I ran through curly's charging system tests and all come back ok. We also checked for grounds and those are gold too, replaced plug wires, and new stock ignition. The brushes are worn and I didnt measure them but my father in law said they are ok looking to him. I also replaced the reg/rec when I first got the bike as it tested bad then. Yesterday everything was ok when you rev up the headlight would get brighter and turn signals would work fine, and i rode about 70 miles mostly highway at 3k rpms or higher to ensure the charging system would be engaged. Each time I got home I tested the battery and it would always say 12.5v. This morning I get up to head to church and electric start would not engage at all but indicator lights came on. I do not have my own working multimeter and my in laws shop was closed so i could not get an exact test of the battery at this time. I did however kick start it and rode around the neighborhood which is all highway and it loses power bad and wants to stall and I am assuming it is because the battery is too low? I already plan to replace the tail/signal lights with LED's to lessen the power draw, I am not sure what headlamp is on this bike, But today when I got home and I rev the headlamp does not get brighter at all. We cleaned every electrical contact on the harness as well, but the keyswitch test is off from curly's guide I just remembered that while writing this. it was llike 10.3v or something and my in law said that should be ok but he is not really a bike mechanic he works on cars and for bikes he only tools around with harleys. This is my situation I need to figure it out for a cheap solution as I was disabled for 12 years and jobless and i just spent the last of my money on getting this bike runable after it was given to me as a gift. I need it to get to a job till I can afford a proper replacement of the charging system or whatever it is that is wrong. I do not want to have to spend any money on replacing something now unless im 100% sure that is the cause. I have searched the forums and done so many tests but I am not a big mechanic type...yet. Right now for the time being I am wondering if putting it on a charger when I am not using it would be a viable solution until I can get things worked out? will doing that damage anything? seems I can get about a day out of it without a charge.