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Old 07-06-09, 06:23 PM   #1
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Default New battery, r/r - ignition failure.

My bike's battery got cooked for the second time last weekend. Never blew any fuses, only the headlight and the bike sputtered to a stop.

I replaced the battery and installed a '08 cbr600rr upgrade regulator. Now it will crank, but it will not fire. I get volts at the coils, r/r, main fuse, battery, o/w wire going into the CDI.

Does anyone know what it could be? I don't know how to test the CDI coming out and I'm afraid it may have gotten fried when I was over-charging... But I thought it may also be the signal generator and I don't know how to test that either.

Any help would be very much appreciated. It's too nice out to be stuck in the garage!
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Old 07-06-09, 06:46 PM   #2
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Default Re: New battery, r/r. Old stuff got cooked. Now can't fire!!!

Have you checked that there is a spark at the spark plug? Is it cranking strong enough?
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Old 07-06-09, 07:06 PM   #3
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Have you checked that there is a spark at the spark plug? Is it cranking strong enough?
Yes. I pulled out the rear plug and grounded it while cranking. I got no spark. Do you think over-charging could ruin the coils? I am getting volts on the clips at the rear of each coil.
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Old 07-06-09, 07:08 PM   #4
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Default Re: New battery, r/r. Old stuff got cooked. Now can't fire!!!

have you got access to spare ignition unit from another curvey (gen1)
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Old 07-06-09, 07:08 PM   #5
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Default Re: New battery, r/r. Old stuff got cooked. Now can't fire!!!

Also, yes there is lots of cranking power.
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have you got access to spare ignition unit from another curvey (gen1)
No I don't. I have a source to buy one for $75 if needed, but I didn't want to buy it unless I had too.
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Old 07-06-09, 07:11 PM   #7
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Default Re: New battery, r/r. Old stuff got cooked. Now can't fire!!!

Try new coils, wouldn't they be cheaper?
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Old 17-06-09, 01:58 AM   #8
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Got a working CDI on eBay. Plugged it in and it fired right up. So, all things considered... Replace your r/r if your curvy has 15k+ so you don't have to go through what I went through. This is a common problem and needs to be monitored. The faulty r/r fried my CDI, tach, headlight bulb, tail bulbs, and 2 batteries when I went on a long ride. Check your voltage and make sure it's safe like <15v or so. My r/r upgrade was a '08 CBR600rr model that had a slotted bolt hole and mounted right up with no issues. Wiring is easy, and remember to put a 30a inline fuse if you go direct to the battery.

Hope that this helps someone else in the future.
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