Ok, I recently obtained (2 weeks ago) a 1998 vtr and i love it! But, it wont hold a charge and even after riding the bike around my neighborhood it wont charge either. i know it has to be above 3k or so to charge properly, but wouldnt it have done something at all? I got a float charger thinking that might solve the issue, but even after charging it, the lights become dim after a few minutes. then when i shut the bike off, it wont start because the battery is dead again. could this be a bad battery? any help would be awesome!

 

99% chance you need a new R/R. May as well upgrade while you're at it. Look in tweety's MOSFET r/r thread and go from there.

https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...why-how-25117/

It's best if you get a volt meter and see what the battery is doing when off, on, idling, and reving a little bit. Takes 5 minutes to check.

Edit: it likely undercharged your battery enough to need a new one of those too, but start by finding the cause of the problem.

 

thanks a lot for the advise! do you think the odds of the problem would be my stator? im really hoping not

 

Most likely as 7moore7 said, your R/R.

 

Thanks a lot folks! im going to buy a new one and see if that fixes it. i have to jump the bike when i ride it, but this bike is the most fun bike i've ever had. i owned an 06 gsxr and an 08 cbr600rr and neither one was as fun as this bike. i just need to get this problem fixed ASAP so i can start riding it daily

 

Don't just buy a new one! It will just brake again. Take 20 minutes and read the first six posts in that thread!

I've never heard of a faulty stator in a superhawk, stock R/Rs brake all the time.

And if is indeed the r/r, don't ride it. It won't charge the battery and you'll be stuck wherever you manage to get on the current battery charge.

EDIT: I even gave you the link. You don't have to even work for the info

 

lol, i should have clarified, sorry! going to get one from the 04-06 R1. i can re-wire and solder. that link helped a lot. thank you very much! im still going to do some testing before spending any money

 

Ok good, sounds like you're on the right track Just didn't want you shooting blank checks at the Honda store, you'd be surprised how much people do that , lol!

 

Yeah, dont make me tell my RR story of pushing the bike for miles under the Verazano bridge in Brooklyn in 101* heat. (with my wife pushing from behind). No fun. Oh BTW, your battery is likely toast too.