Question charging system indicator...
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From: Stuart Fl
Question charging system indicator...
The owners manual is very vague.
If the stator goes or the bike stops charging, does it show up on the warning
lights?
My other bikes have amp or volt meters and if they stop charging I can pull
the headlight fuse and have enough juice to get home.
My Gixer had no indicator, so I installed a volt meter.
....thanks jerry
If the stator goes or the bike stops charging, does it show up on the warning
lights?
My other bikes have amp or volt meters and if they stop charging I can pull
the headlight fuse and have enough juice to get home.
My Gixer had no indicator, so I installed a volt meter.
....thanks jerry
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The owners manual is very vague.
If the stator goes or the bike stops charging, does it show up on the warning
lights?
My other bikes have amp or volt meters and if they stop charging I can pull
the headlight fuse and have enough juice to get home.
My Gixer had no indicator, so I installed a volt meter.
....thanks jerry
If the stator goes or the bike stops charging, does it show up on the warning
lights?
My other bikes have amp or volt meters and if they stop charging I can pull
the headlight fuse and have enough juice to get home.
My Gixer had no indicator, so I installed a volt meter.
....thanks jerry
The last time mine came on, cruising on the slab at ~75 MPH, I had about 2 minutes of run time before the bike shut down.
Lesson learned, I added a charging system meter/indicator.
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From: Stuart Fl
The Battery Light, located in the speedo, is the only "charging system" related indicator. Unfortunately, it does not directly show a charging system failure, but instead lights up to indicate a (critically) low battery (system) voltage.
The last time mine came on, cruising on the slab at ~75 MPH, I had about 2 minutes of run time before the bike shut down.
Lesson learned, I added a charging system meter/indicator.
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The last time mine came on, cruising on the slab at ~75 MPH, I had about 2 minutes of run time before the bike shut down.
Lesson learned, I added a charging system meter/indicator.
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When I had my Gixer I got one that plugs into a cigarette lighter socket at
Walmart for $15.
Took the plug off it and wired it to a switched circuit (lights) and mounted it
on the consol. When the key was turned on the volt meter would come on.
Wonder if Walmart still has them.
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
It's made buy Kuryakyn and available from numerous sources in black or chrome. It's a cheap (plastic) gauge, but mine has been working fine for 4 years / 50,000+ miles. It has adhesive on the back for "stick-on" mounting.
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...-battery-gauge
http://www.kuryakyn.com/products/872/led-battery-gauge
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http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com...-battery-gauge
http://www.kuryakyn.com/products/872/led-battery-gauge
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wow what a improvement to modern bikes.
My 91 with a carb , will not die with a battery failure.
regulator went out on a two hundred mile run ...ran the last 150 miles with a dead battery
lost lights ,starter, and turn signals when battery went dead, but still had the ignition coil in the stator. bike ran fine .
All it took was a "bump start " when the bike was shut off ..
My 91 with a carb , will not die with a battery failure.
regulator went out on a two hundred mile run ...ran the last 150 miles with a dead battery
lost lights ,starter, and turn signals when battery went dead, but still had the ignition coil in the stator. bike ran fine .
All it took was a "bump start " when the bike was shut off ..
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wow what a improvement to modern bikes.
My 91 with a carb , will not die with a battery failure.
regulator went out on a two hundred mile run ...ran the last 150 miles with a dead battery
lost lights ,starter, and turn signals when battery went dead, but still had the ignition coil in the stator. bike ran fine .
All it took was a "bump start " when the bike was shut off ..
My 91 with a carb , will not die with a battery failure.
regulator went out on a two hundred mile run ...ran the last 150 miles with a dead battery
lost lights ,starter, and turn signals when battery went dead, but still had the ignition coil in the stator. bike ran fine .
All it took was a "bump start " when the bike was shut off ..
And since daytime use of headlights is mandatory on MC's now in most places, continuing to run off a mag with no power for the headlight is technically illegal, not that I haven't done it.
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From: east texas
Yes, things change. You can thank the EPA for the need of electronic ignition systems and fuel injection to control emissions, and in most cases, provide better fuel mileage. Those won't work off a magneto.
And since daytime use of headlights is mandatory on MC's now in most places, continuing to run off a mag with no power for the headlight is technically illegal, not that I haven't done it.
And since daytime use of headlights is mandatory on MC's now in most places, continuing to run off a mag with no power for the headlight is technically illegal, not that I haven't done it.
if the bike is a 74 model or later , it is mandatory to run with headlight on .
I asked him if that was for safety ? , and if it is ? then why is a 73 model safe to ride ??
Got no answer.
