More electrical testing....

[bikemonkey]

I'm doing both at the same time, got to the point with the electrics where I'm now waiting on plugs and stuff.

Carbs I'm getting somewhere but still confusing. It's just a good job I have a charger so my battery doesn't go flat

[magg]

Reread your first post and wondering why you think you have a charging problem. If 13.2 volts is low, have you seen higher and if so when and how much?

[bikemonkey]

Seen much higher after I did the charging system wiring upgrade a while ago.

I was getting 14.9 at idle and the same again at 5k rpm.

[vfrman]

According to electrosport, anything over 14.8 is not good.

[speedy231278]

According to Honda, the spec is 13.5-15.5

[vfrman]

Touche!

[Neosophist]

Honda also spec that you should have a Honda generator and regulator and a stock battery not a lithium ion one.

I wouldn't get too hung up on the figues as long as they are not wildly out of spec... ie 18v.

Freuqnet stop / starts without a full recharge of the battery will cause it die though, especially if youve been struggling to get it started, could have flattened the battery off.

As I said first though, sort the wiring out properly, everything should be soldered not crimped, use the appropriate gauge wire and if in doubt run a new -ve from the reg/rec directly to the battery.

[bikemonkey]

What gauge wire should I be using Neo?

This is something that is usually lost on me.
Plus I don't really want to be spending loads on a reel of wire I only need a metre or so of, which is why I nicked some triple core house wire from my dads electrics box and used that as it seemed hefty enough to do the job but not too big to cause problems.

[CMSMJ1]

triple core house wire? As in electrical flex? Did you use this as the 3 yellow wire replacement?

[Neosophist]

2mm square should be fine for most things.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5M-2mm-12V-AU ... 3a7ab315d5