Teach me to say anything .... riding today the rev counter drops and the engine starts to cut out. I was in the right hand lane of the motorway and managed to get it the hard shoulder where we stopped.
Tried the starter and it just clicked put my hand on the alternator and it was very hot, touched the reg rec but it was just a bit warm.
Got recovered quickly though.
Ill test it all in a while

@ evil, that's wot you get for mocking the afflicted

edit: add for reg-rec in wanted section if anyone can help

Got my little diagnostic out and did the engine off test ... Which told me the battery was discharged .. doh .... So I got another battery and some jump leads. Tested engine off and then engine running and got a result



Field open or perform reg rec tests .... so I bought a new reg rec. £50 but what's a poor lad to do.

That's a nifty little gadget.

Innit :)

I orderred the new reg rec on Sunday, I got it Tues and fitted it last night. Put my tester on and things seem normal.
Hopefully it didn't overheat the generator but the battery was reding 14.5v with a running engine

Evilchicken0 wrote:I orderred the new reg rec on Sunday, I got it Tues and fitted it last night. Put my tester on and things seem normal.
Hopefully it didn't overheat the generator but the battery was reding 14.5v with a running engine

sounds good to go,
i'd keep an eye on the battery just in case the dead reg-rec fried it with too much Voltage,
although it sound like it died in a quick way so you may be ok, unlike mine

Yes as soon as saw the tacho drop out and the engine start to die I kinda knew what it could be so I didn't try to ride it again.

Evilchicken0 wrote:Yes as soon as saw the tacho drop out and the engine start to die I kinda knew what it could be so I didn't try to ride it again.

you got some warning then
mine decided to cook the battery, 35+ V tested from the reg-rec,
the first i new was when the battery gave up ( and i don't blame it ) re-charged it and it only held a charge for about 1/2 hr just luck it didn't melt the whole loom
they don't always let you no when they've let go

Well mine wasn't charging the battery ... so the bike was running off the charge left in it ... so we stopped.