Having just shelled out £350, the entirety of my disposable monthly income and then some, I thought the bike'd be stable and free from death at least long enough for me to sort the tappets next month...
But NOOOOOOOOOO......
After a long, 90 mile ride from Kent to home, it decided to clap out and die on me. Wouldn't charge, wouldn't do nothing... not even enough kick to turn the starter over.
So, a further £80 lighter, I roll into work and decide to complain to you lot :D
Now, generally the bike has been fine with the battery and although I had the lights on for the 90 miles, it gunned quite happily every time.
This makes me worried that something else is wrong with it and that I should check the whole charging circuit. Nothing suggested there were any problems until I stalled and it refused to start, though...
I'm dreading anything else going as I won't have any cash to fix it. All my figers are crossed in the hope that it's just a really old battery that died, that I was not running off the alternator for 90 miles and that I haven't killed something else in doing so....
Not sure about the arrangement on your bike but maybe check that the Bendix gear on your starter motor is disengaging. On cars, if the gear remains engaged then the starter motor draws a huge current as you ride, resulting in a drained battery at the end of your journey...
Worth checking just in case - good luck!!
I would be looking at the charge regulator myself. I had a similar problem with my Beemer.
I sugets that you chage the bike with an optimate or similar charger. this will makesure that the battery is fully charged and in a good condition. once the charging has been compleated, measure the voltage and note it down.
Start the bike and go for a 20 - 30 min ride with the lights on. when you get homs turn overything off again and remeasure the battery voltage. it should have only dropped 1-2 volts MAXIMUM.
next teat i would then do is to remove the battery form the bike and charge it again. remeasure the battery voltage and write it down. leave the battery disconnected over night and re-measure the voltage. again it should not have dropped more than 1-2 volts.
what does thei mean?
if after going for a ride the voltage has dropped then it could be that the alternatoor or regulator have failed. if the voltage has not dropped after the ride then your charging cuircuit looks good.
If the voltage has dropped woth the battery removed from the bike then you battery is pooched.
one curve ball is that if the regultator has failed and is pumtin AC voltage into the battery then it will kill the battery. and if the regulator is pumpin out AC then the regulator is pooched.
if the battery does not hold charge after either test then i would say hoy have been thrown a curve ball.
Checking the circuit is not a problem as a mate has this really ouiji professional gadget that you just clip to the bike with the engine running. It goes through the components one by one and verifies that they are good.
I'm just really worried that I may have to spend more to fix the thing. I've already completely redlined on cash this month and I only got paid last week!!!!
Sounds like September's got a whole lot of month left at the end of the money for everyone...
Once I've run out of pairs of boots and sparkly stuff to list on ebay I'm seriously considering selling my body, but I don't know how to go about it - do butchers pay better than medical schools, for example? Is it preferable to die a natural death first or will they accept say a foot and an elbow on account?
Can't help on the bike mystery front but can send you oodles of sympathetic and empathic thoughts ;o)
'Once I've run out of pairs of boots and sparkly stuff to list on ebay I'm seriously considering selling my body' hmmmmm! no, resists temptation oh bugger it! well you are sitting on a goldmine WB!!!
No-one will offer to buy your body, hon.... They know that they can't afford you and Arfur and I will flatten anyone who insults you with an inferior offer!!
Cor, any excuse for a scrap, me!!
This'd be a damn good excuse though, eh!! :D
And the kind thoughts are greatly appreciated.
So long as the bike can stay patched together on those, the pair of us will be very happy!!!!
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