Electrics.

[seandixie]

Hi all, had a bunch of problems with starting the Sv at the end of last year. Even with plenty of optimate charging on a new battery still no joy. Bike shop said a new rectifier? was needed and fitted it for a good price a week or so ago. Just riding to work this morning, and the bike starts spluttering and all electrics failed:confused: Got it started again and as I was only five mins from home thought I'd better go back (I'm just inbetween AA finished and new RAC starting with the new insurance policy on the 1st) No probs on the way home, desision time....... turned around and back to work again and you guessed it, she died. Had to weel the plucker 25 mins back to the garage.

Question for you guys; coincidence? Or could the garage have knocked something out of place accidently? I was quite angry this morning as the power failure came right on a bend:smt103 Should I be thanking them for the inevitable fix and paying up or is it more likely that they have made a mistake? Fair due, nobodys perfect and we all **** up from time to time I just don't want to be suckered for more cash than I have to. The guys at this place are nice guys so I don't want to be too rude or pushy especially as I really know pluck all about thess things.

cheers
Sean

[yorkie_chris]

I'd say the problem wasn't the reg rec in the first place. Maybe it's the alternator thats going and it's fried the new reg rec too.

[ridelikeaturtle]

I'd say the problem wasn't the reg rec in the first place. Maybe it's the alternator thats going and it's fried the new reg rec too.

+1

You may like to buy a multi-meter (from Maplin, shouldn't cost more than a tenner) and a Haynes manual, and start testing things.

Maybe even get a full-on battery charger (Halford's would have one). I've made great use of mine btwn vacations and owning two bikes, even used it on the cage the other day.

[flymo]

+1

You may like to buy a multi-meter (from Maplin, shouldn't cost more than a tenner) and a Haynes manual, and start testing things.

Maybe even get a full-on battery charger (Halford's would have one). I've made great use of mine btwn vacations and owning two bikes, even used it on the cage the other day.

See no reason why a new battery charger is needed, an optimate is probably better as it can condition the battery rather than blast a constant charge at it.

[yorkie_chris]

As per the original post it's a new battery charged on an optimate, that's about as good as it's going to get.
And it still cabbaged.

I think we can safely say it's not the battery.

[seandixie]

Hi again!
Bikes been at the garage for over a week and had a couple of guys look at it. They tell me they can find NOTHING wrong?! I know the bikes had a complete power failure twice but theres nothing more they can suggest except take the bike to a dealer and get them to do a complete check on a computer. Feeling poor just now, anyone know what I'd looking at for that? Fair due to the guys at the garage, ther're only charging me £20 for the work.

[yorkie_chris]

take the bike to a dealer and get them to do a complete check on a computer.

I'd be curious as to what a dealer can check on a computer that can't be checked normally.

Describe the symptoms again?

[seandixie]

Cheers Yorkie chris, well the battery was replaced as it was not holding a charge. Still a battery drain even after optimating the new one. So reg/rec was replaced. All well for a few days then on the way to work one morning the bike gave a kind of 'splutter' and electrics went. Started again after a couple of tries then about a minute later she goes again completely. Back to garage, they can find nothing wrong. Girlfriend picks up the bike and on the way home bike stops again. Bike in shop, complete check over and they are stumped. Have mooted that it might be the alarm or I could reloom? the wiring but they don't recomend it as it might still have a problem and would cost... I'm thinking of having the alarm disabled and seeing how that goes.
I'm in a flat in central London and the bike lives in a public bay, it's about a five min walk away so I don't cover the bike as the walks there and back I don't like!
Cheers
Sean

[mart]

could you describe the electric failure? could be the fuel pump relay

[yorkie_chris]

I'd be checking the connections round the starter relay.

My theory... if it's got enough grunt to start the bike then there would have been enough to sustain it running.

Is it curvy or pointy?

[Flamin_Squirrel]

First things first, what model SV? The curvy ones have some pinch points where the loom can rub through the insulation...

[seandixie]

It's a curvy. As a complete ludite I've no idea what fuel pumps(actually I can guess this) and relays are. I picked up the bike last night and she started okay this morning..... I hope it's sumhow sorted itself out.... I've no idea how you fix something when the experts don't know what's wrong.

[lookskyward1]

Check the main 30amp fuse on the starter solenoid, see my post http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=104482

The starter solenolid is mounted on the inside of the main fram behind the right side seat cover. It's just above the rear shock mount.

[seandixie]

Cheers, I'll have a look and see what I can find (assuming) the bikes good for the journey home tonight! :eek: