meaganheinxs
XS650 New Member
Hi Folks,
Im rebuilding a 1977 XS750, a few weeks back it was incredibly close to starting, I thought maybe the battery I was using wasn't strong enough so I used hooked it up to a car battery.... since that little escapade every time I turn the key the main fuse blows. I have searched top to bottom and cannot find a short. Additionally, this only started happening after using the different battery. This leads me to believe that its the voltage regulator causing the issue. As the bike doesn't run I cannot test the regulator as described in the manual. Does anyone know if the regulator can be tested even if the bike doesn't run? Perhaps its not the regulator at all? I'm stumped
Im rebuilding a 1977 XS750, a few weeks back it was incredibly close to starting, I thought maybe the battery I was using wasn't strong enough so I used hooked it up to a car battery.... since that little escapade every time I turn the key the main fuse blows. I have searched top to bottom and cannot find a short. Additionally, this only started happening after using the different battery. This leads me to believe that its the voltage regulator causing the issue. As the bike doesn't run I cannot test the regulator as described in the manual. Does anyone know if the regulator can be tested even if the bike doesn't run? Perhaps its not the regulator at all? I'm stumped