Cheesed Off (flat battery)

[mister c]

Went out to my bike this morning to go to work & the battery was flat .
I ride it every day (about a 40 mile round trip) so it took me by surprise to say the least.
Charged the battery today, so it's been the nicest days for ages & I've been sat in the house since lunchtime

I will keep my eye on it now to see if I have a problem (Sounds like a kna*kered battery) but why couldnt it happen when it's raining?

cause sods law says that it'll happen when it's nice and sunny

unlucky my Creweite friend.

hope its ok next week now.

give my regards to nantwich lake wen u pass it on Monday mate

[mister c]

Originally Posted by Quiff Wichard

unlucky my Creweite friend.

hope its ok next week now.

give my regards to nantwich lake wen u pass it on Monday mate

Keeping my fingers crossed this morning. It's been left all weekend, so see how it goes

Check Regulator matey - sounds like one of the SV "features" has raised its ugly head again!!!

[mister c]

Originally Posted by Tris

Check Regulator matey - sounds like one of the SV "features" has raised its ugly head again!!!

Will be the 3rd bike in a row for me if it is I think it must be my magnetic personality

I fitted one of these for peace of mind

Still it only shows green when the lights are off, generally an orangy sort of colour.

I guess that this confirms that the SVs charging system is marginal at the best of times!!!

my battery kept going flat only when i was riding with my lights on, i got a new regulator and a new battery and still the same problem. i had it all checked everthing fine exept the reg it wasn's pushing out what it should have been so i bought a secong hand reg which came off a gxr 750 and when tested the meters showed everything was working great and so far the problem is cured (i hope)

Wouldn't it be a good idea to extend the wiring to the reg/rec and mount it up front under the bottom yoke, out in the airflow?

I did this years ago after my GSX750EFE fried 2 reg/recs in 6 months - the second time it set fire to the sidepanel and seat as I was riding - and it's still going strong 20 years later on the same reg/rec that I put in it back then.

[mister c]

Originally Posted by leo-lady

my battery kept going flat only when i was riding with my lights on, i got a new regulator and a new battery and still the same problem. i had it all checked everthing fine exept the reg it wasn's pushing out what it should have been so i bought a secong hand reg which came off a gxr 750 and when tested the meters showed everything was working great and so far the problem is cured (i hope)

Just found a Gixxer one on ebay for £10, so I might as well try it for that money. Many thanks .