Thanks gents for all the suggestions..
Here is an update:
1. Bike running - Headlight off
- 13.2 volts at idle
- 14.4 volts at 3k rpm
2. Bike running - headlight on (bike idles fine till you twist the throttle - bogs until you reach a higher rpm)
- 12.3 volts at idle
- 14.4 volts at 3K rpm
3. I by-passed the harness and wired up the headlight direct to the battery with wires (so the headlight is on)
- 12.3 volts at idle
- 14.4 volts at 3k rpm
4. I tested the stator - resistance at the 3 white wires. unplugged from the bike. Bike off
- resistance on the volt meter when I touched the red & black wire together is 1ohm
- resistance between each of the pairs of white wires was consistentd at .5ohms (1.5ohms-1ohm = .5ohm)
5. I tested the three possible connections between the white wires by probing from the backside of the connector. I used the voltmeter set on the AC scale to test
- connector plugged into the harness again with engine on.
- Im getting about 12 AC volts on each of the three combinations of white to white that I'd probe.
The alternator seems to check out ok, new rotor, new reg/rec, new bruches, new battery YET it seems to choke and bog down when the headlight is on and you go to accelerate.
Also, I installed an H4 45/45w bulb for all these tests. It had a stock H4 60/55W bulb.
The new bulb doesnt make a difference!
Any thoughts?
Thanks!!