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24-06-10, 12:54 PM | #1 |
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Dud rectifier :)
I bought my first SV650 in a shop. My first Suzuki since 7 Guzzi's because I need a reliable bike
Guess what, on my way home from the shop the bike stoppped, battery dead. The guy in the shop had told me he had replaced the rectifier because it was broken. Now the bike is back in the shop and I have sent him some webpages with info how to solve the rectifier probs on an SV650. As a guzzi rider I am quite experienced with electrical probs, so I will keep a close watch on it! Anyway I can not really say much about my new motor because I have only used it 100 km's. (my first impression is : "light, fast, and easy" but I am used to a guzzi 1100 sport) Greetz from Barcelona. Last edited by Ernst; 24-06-10 at 01:09 PM. |
24-06-10, 11:07 PM | #2 |
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Re: Rectifier :)
Hi Ernst!
Sadly regulator-rectifier failures are something that SVs have done perhaps a bit more than some bikes, but it needs to seen in perspective - most people by a huge degree have had no problems. There's quite a bit of info on here about SV charging systems - do a search and you'll have lots to read!
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25-06-10, 06:21 AM | #3 | |
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The funny thing is that I deliberately bought a japanese bike, being a guzzi adept, because of reliability. Guzzi´s are hard to find here in spain anyway. And on my way home after the purchase it brakes down. Hopefully the shop owner will replace the recitfier (if that is the problem) with a honda or yamaha regulator like I adviced him. ( after reading here!) Soon I will tell my experiences here with the SV650 and post some photos of the spanish landscape with a red Suzuki. |
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