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Old 12-07-18, 05:27 PM   #52
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Default Re: Erratic ignition now no power, no start

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Originally Posted by BigTon View Post
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Your right! 2 years ago I thought I noticed the battery charging at 18v. But every time time I checked it after that it was at 14v so doubted my meter.
Then after a 150m ride, got home for 10 mins then headed to the shop. When I came out the shop the bike didn't have enough power to start (another occasion when jump leads came out). When I got home checked over again and this time it WAS charging at 18v! I have no idea how long this had been happening for so maybe that has caused the block to burn initially. I replaced the RR after that and all seemed fine... until this happened.
When the bike broke down I had rode maybe 30 miles. It must have been just deteriorating over time. Unless the new RR is also faulty?



I have a spare rolling frame with clocks, front fairing and headlights etc. I could have sorted clocks for you if i'd known.

Thanks for the info. Everyday is a school day
Damn.Ok that's good to know for the future.I've chatted with the ebay guy I'm getting the clocks off and he seems decent

As the R/R I've bought is a cheap knock-off I'm wary now so I'm almost certainly going to fit a Voltage meter.Thing with the naked Curvy I'm trying to think which type and where to fit.

There's the single LED type like this,

https://tinyurl.com/yasvo47b

Which some of my old CX500 guys used but I fancy one with a proper read-out like this,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DC12V-LED...EAAOSwQO9a61TY

And or might be able to strip one of these down for cheaper and better,

https://tinyurl.com/ya7sjpwq
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