Bike Not Starting

Headlights cutting bike out, happened to me when my regulator was fecked...

[21QUEST]

Plowsie, that was what I thought at first but I've already swapped the Rectifier, after he initial problem...which we thought fixed.

Unless the wiring issue is somehow(dunno how as I'm shoite with electrics : ) ) wrecking the Rectifier.

All this started with the break in wire. The bike had been perfect till the starting issue, whiich turned out a broken wire.

It's all a bit confusing but I reckon, something is not right(understatement huh :- D) with loom. The corroded wire was really bad....so the rest must be in a similar state of near crumbleness(is that a word lol) at the very least




Ben

Originally Posted by 21QUEST

Plowsie, that was what I thought at first but I've already swapped the Rectifier, after he initial problem...which we thought fixed.

Unless the wiring issue is somehow(dunno how as I'm shoite with electrics : ) ) wrecking the Rectifier.

All this started with the break in wire. The bike had been perfect till the starting issue, whiich turned out a broken wire.

It's all a bit confusing but I reckon, something is not right(understatement huh :- D) with loom. The corroded wire was really bad....so the rest must be in a similar state of near crumbleness(is that a word lol) at the very least




Ben

Hmm, yeah i know what you mean, but remember when I bought Billy's bike? I had a reg/rec off you, then had to buy another aswell with new battery.

I know this sounds stupid but did you disconnect the battery when putting new reg/rec in? Its apparently a recommendation, I never did it with the first one I put in, but the second I did.

Have you had a voltmeter on it to rule it out?

I'm carp with electrickery too.

[21QUEST]

That said, perhaps I'm just being really unlucky with the rectifiers.

Soooo I've just had a look and I've got another Rectifier I could try . I'd need ome help with wiring it, as it's from another bike

EDIT: Yup checked with Voltmeter after sorting out initial problem and reading wasn't as it should be. The second one was charging at 13.7 so 'happy days' , I thought.


Ben

Originally Posted by 21QUEST

That said, perhaps I'm just being really unlucky with the rectifiers.

Soooo I've just had a look and I've got another Rectifier I could try . I'd need ome help with wiring it, as it's from another bike


Ben

CBR one is seen as an upgrade.

As I always say when talking about reg/recs, I remember back to a convo with Spannerman in his garage...

CBR r/r work **** on CBR's
SV r/r work **** on SV's

However CBR r/r work well on SV's, and SV r/r work well on CBR's lol.

Originally Posted by 21QUEST

That said, perhaps I'm just being really unlucky with the rectifiers.

Soooo I've just had a look and I've got another Rectifier I could try . I'd need ome help with wiring it, as it's from another bike

EDIT: Yup checked with Voltmeter after sorting out initial problem and reading wasn't as it should be. The second one was charging at 13.7 so 'happy days' , I thought.


Ben

As you say happy days, don't think it can be the r/r then.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by 21QUEST

Or so we thought

Looks like like it's not fully sorted. My solution was to run a wire directly from the CDI end to the ignition end. I think the corroded wire I found was just the tip of the iceberg unfortunately....

Bike cut out yesterday again. Could bump start it but wouldn't run with headlight on. Everytime I switched the headlight on, it would cut out. made for an interesting ride.

Checking with a Voltmetre comfirm the Voltage stable, wiithout headlight on but flicking the switch on, made it start dropping....VERY FAST.

Errr summin aint right me thinks hehe. I should be doing a loom swap this morning. It's one off an S but that would have to do for the moment....gets bike working properly(I hope) atleast.

Dave, what year is your bike ?


Ben

1999 and yellow

I hate motorbikes.