battier ground

[Brake Pad]

where is the ground, for the battier on the 2nd Gens?

[sleepy2]

Do you mean battery ground? If yes it is where the right side horn is . Just behind the oil fill cap.If you look up the air-horn install it shows where the new horn is to be mounted.

 

Hope this helps!

[Brake Pad]

I installed a new battery, about three weeks ago, but I never rode it, It just sat in the garage, this whole time. I rode it Sunday, Put about 120 miles on it. on the way home, (about 6 miles out) the radio shut off. and the bike finally died, as I made my turn for the house. It rolled to my driveway.

[Brake Pad]

the bike shop has checked everything electrical on the bike. and I mean everything !!!

small amount of amps, when sitting.04 (Clock, odometer)

volts showing 12.8 to 13.2 at Idle, no major drainage anywhere. Oh and this is the 5th battery replacement.

[OB-1]

12.8 to 13.2VDC at idle is too low. I suspect the regulator or stator. The stator went out in my 06 RSV. The voltage at idle was about 13.2VDC.

[Brake Pad]

great something else to replace. I'll do it but, we went and looked at a goldwing yesterday. waiting to see if we got the 2012 class 1. waited to see what Yamaha was going to do, wanted a new bike, but after there, same bike different year BS.

[frankd]

13.2 volts is way too low--your battery can hardly charge. The Gen 1 spec. is 14.5 plus or minus .5 volts @ 3000 RPM. Most usually are about 14.2, and my 89 is 14.43V. As I remember, the 2nd Gen spec. is 14.1-14.9 @ 3000 RPM. Seeing that you don't have a tachometer, 3000 RPM is a medium engine speed, or about what you have going down the road. Idle voltage isn't part of the specification, but my 89 is probably about 14.0@ idle. The 2nd gens might be a little lower @ idle, due to the driving lights being ON.

 

Frank D.

[Brake Pad]

I'm going after the R/R, even thought the shop said there is nothing wrong with is. I really starting to believe, they have NO CLUE whats there doing.

[MikeWa]

Plenty of bike shops in Florida. Find a new one.

 

Mike

[frankd]

Don't just change the regulator, because the regulator is probably the most reliable part of the charging system. First inspect the plugs that connect the regulator to the stator and bike wiring, looking for burnt connections (discolored). If that's OK, check the stator. There are a lot of articles here about checking the stator. Make sure you also check it go ground though.....a lot of stators become grounded, and they are ungrounded. This reduces the output. If the stator is good, then you probably need a regulator, but I've also written several times how to check the regulator.

 

http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=70288&highlight=regulator

 

 

Frank D.