R/R again???
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R/R again???
Ok so I replaced my R/R not too too long ago with a new one from the aftermarket with fins etc etc been fine now tonight riding home my tach and speedo went all weird and seemed all over the place but then stopped and was fine I did make it home but now what could it be my battery now or???
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If you don't have a good multimeter you need to borrow one and check the bat Voltage engine off and running. Should be around 12.5 off and closer to 13.5 running. Watch the reading carefully and see if it goes south on you at anypoint. Assuming all connections are good (including the ground cable-to bike connection AND carefully look at the RR plug connections) then you probably have an RR on the way out...... again.
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Yeah I am going to have a friend take a look at it.....
Last night I went to ride it and it wouldnt start and stuff and I kicked the bike and it was fine , i think something might be loose or a bad connection
Why do RRs go or what would cause them to go
Last night I went to ride it and it wouldnt start and stuff and I kicked the bike and it was fine , i think something might be loose or a bad connection
Why do RRs go or what would cause them to go
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If it's an electro-tex or what's now called an electro-sport unit, they have a less than stellar track record with the VFR crowd and I'm being "nice". Some have gone the 3+ replacement units for a good one.
Voltage at battery should read 13.5-15.5 volts at 5k rpm.
Voltage at battery should read 13.5-15.5 volts at 5k rpm.
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You said the lights dimed when you were starting the bike! Sounds like the starter is drawing too much current. Check the voltage at the batt. when cranking the starter. It shouldn't fall below 10 volt I think. If it is check you starter connections first.
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The lights should GO OUT when starting the bike. If they are not then there is a problem. That's a "B" contact on the starter relay. Starter is energized with the "A" contacts and lights go out with the "B" contacts.
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Also, take a look at the cable connections on boths sides of the starter relay to make sure nuts are tight and clean(follow the +batt cable), as well as the +cable bolted onto the starter itself (for corrosion). Please disconnect -batt terminal before doing any of this!
I have also seen main fuse problems before, where the fuse will look to be intact but can have a break somewhere in the middle of the thin part (the area that is supposed to burn up when overloaded). It may almost appeard to have been cut by a razor knife at a slight angle. This could account for the twitchy on/off when vibration or impact is encountered.
I have also seen main fuse problems before, where the fuse will look to be intact but can have a break somewhere in the middle of the thin part (the area that is supposed to burn up when overloaded). It may almost appeard to have been cut by a razor knife at a slight angle. This could account for the twitchy on/off when vibration or impact is encountered.
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What happens when I go to start it is the dash and other lights go dim and the bike goes click, if I turn it off and on a few times or give it a boot it works....I am leaning towards a bad R/R or loose wires somewhere else...
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