Pennies Earned
XS650 Enthusiast
I've been enjoying quite a few bike rides lately until I noticed that my tail light wasn't illuminated one night. The brake light works fine however. I took out the bulb and it looked fine but I replaced it anyhow, but that still didn't solve the issue. While riding during the day I quickly noticed a drain on the power supply, all the way down to where the bike wasn't operational. I hiked my bike home and parked it. Now 2 days later I go to get my battery charger, decide first to see if it had juice just for fun, and sure enough it did and started right up. As soon as I pulled the brake lever a few times though she was dead once again. My voltage regulator has always looked suspect and not sure if that would cause any concern or if its a simple short in my wiring. My battery charger gauge is also suspect but the charger itself works just fine. According to my gauge right now its at about 6v. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Its finally getting into the upper 60's almost 70's range here.