I've got a 1978 xs bobber, simplified wiring with a newer regulator/rectifier and boyer ignition. No "nylon" screws in the stator that i keep hearing about to "unground" the stator (I still don't understand the reasoning behind this)
Anyways, got the bike all together took it for a ride and after about 20mins it started to bog out like it was starving for fuel, it quickly crapped out after that and i had to walk the bike home 10 blocks. I noticed the headlight was dim and quickly figured it was a week battery.
Took it home a threw a volmeter on the battery and it was low, charged it up to 12.6 volts and started the bike with no problem, checked it with the voltmeter on the battery and the battery dropped all the way down to 11 volts and fell lower from there. I concluded that the stator is not charging my battery.
I know there is already lots of threads on charging problems but they seem to all be geared towards stock bikes and not simplified bobbers.
I'm going to try the "curly's charging test" in the moring but if anyone has any other tips or thoughts I'd appreciate it! thanks
Anyways, got the bike all together took it for a ride and after about 20mins it started to bog out like it was starving for fuel, it quickly crapped out after that and i had to walk the bike home 10 blocks. I noticed the headlight was dim and quickly figured it was a week battery.
Took it home a threw a volmeter on the battery and it was low, charged it up to 12.6 volts and started the bike with no problem, checked it with the voltmeter on the battery and the battery dropped all the way down to 11 volts and fell lower from there. I concluded that the stator is not charging my battery.
I know there is already lots of threads on charging problems but they seem to all be geared towards stock bikes and not simplified bobbers.
I'm going to try the "curly's charging test" in the moring but if anyone has any other tips or thoughts I'd appreciate it! thanks