Philofthenorth
XS650 Member
I know there are a lots of charging threads and I have read through a lot of them. but here is my story. So I had the bike in for a Ontario safety after purchase. The battery was not charging they did some rewiring as they found the old rectifier was wired in wrong and burned up . So I have a new rectififier and brushes in. They guys at the shop,told me it was charging so I rode it for a week only short 15 minute distances no problem it started with the electric start quite easily the whole time then on the last day I went on about a 45 minute ride each direction. the battery died just as I was arriving home sadly about 500 feet short of my house at the bottom of a hill. Damn that bike is heavy. I took the battery out and put it on the charger for the night. when I checked the voltage with a meter I was only getting about 12.5 while reving it in my garage. Also when I checked out the battery the 20 amp fuse going to the positive terminal was burnt on the one side but not in the middle where the fuse normally blows so I changed the fuse. So if I was getting no charge at all would it have lasted for a week before the battery was so low that the bike won't run properly? I spent more than I intended to with the purchase and an extra grand at safety inspection time so I don't want to take it back to the shop if it's something I can sort out on my own. Thanks any suggestions will help.