[Playtime]

been having probs with bike lazy starting for a while

had to recharge battery recently but ran down again yesterday

stuck battery on trickle charge over night and all day today but to no avail

so nought else on advice from john elliot in italian centre bought new battery

went to jim molloy unit 40 millenium trade park cappagh rd dublin 11(01)8649064 E-MAIL timm@iol.ie back road to fingerless near iggy in benzine motorcycle tyres

got the exact battery for 60 yo yos (great selection of all types of batteries)

battery comes dry but with acid pack which is dead easy to fill

thankfully happened now and not in wales this weekend

[jamesobrady]

Might be worth checking your voltages when the bike is running, AND then checking your alternator windings resistances...dead easy. Open plug that rectifier plugs into and check white, to white, to white...should be approx 2-3ohms resistance iirc....not 2, 2 and open circuit like mine is today. Have 2 rectifiers with me...one puts out 12.3 volts...other puts out 14.5 volts..but there isnt the amperage there to charge the battery properly, or power the lights fully etc....has been an ongoing fault now with me since i think i got the bike 30k kms ago...but as i was getting 14.5v or so, assumed everything was ok and that a 20yo bike just has poor electrics/lights etc. So tomorrow is bring bike to someone, try get the idea across in spanglish and much waving of hands, and hope for the best with a rewind.

You can also check the AC voltage those white wires are putting out, by iirc, starting bike with the regulator disconnected, and checking those whites to ground, should be 35v each methinks....double check on t'internet or service manual.

Might be an issue if you are going through batteries quickly.

[Playtime]

jamesobrady, on 16 June 2011 - 04:13 AM, said:

Might be worth checking your voltages when the bike is running, AND then checking your alternator windings resistances...dead easy. Open plug that rectifier plugs into and check white, to white, to white...should be approx 2-3ohms resistance iirc....not 2, 2 and open circuit like mine is today. Have 2 rectifiers with me...one puts out 12.3 volts...other puts out 14.5 volts..but there isnt the amperage there to charge the battery properly, or power the lights fully etc....has been an ongoing fault now with me since i think i got the bike 30k kms ago...but as i was getting 14.5v or so, assumed everything was ok and that a 20yo bike just has poor electrics/lights etc. So tomorrow is bring bike to someone, try get the idea across in spanglish and much waving of hands, and hope for the best with a rewind.

You can also check the AC voltage those white wires are putting out, by iirc, starting bike with the regulator disconnected, and checking those whites to ground, should be 35v each methinks....double check on t'internet or service manual.

Might be an issue if you are going through batteries quickly.

easy for you to say / do james
but its all gobly gook to me
will get it checked out by someone who knows

[jamesobrady]

Playtime, on 16 June 2011 - 09:30 AM, said:

easy for you to say / do james
but its all gobly gook to me
will get it checked out by someone who knows

Sorry Martin......

[Playtime]

jamesobrady, on 16 June 2011 - 09:14 PM, said:

Sorry Martin......

nae bother

ta fer the info

[KaosTheory]

Hatcho put me onto a crowd call Bettery Services (also trading as Hi-Volt) in the JFK industrial estate.

Battery for the SV1000 was €38

Battery for the Blade was just under €50 IIRC

Hatcho's post with map linky

Kaos

[Playtime]

KaosTheory, on 17 June 2011 - 11:02 AM, said:

Hatcho put me onto a crowd call Bettery Services (also trading as Hi-Volt) in the JFK industrial estate.

Battery for the SV1000 was €38

Battery for the Blade was just under €50 IIRC

Hatcho's post with map linky

Kaos

cheers kaos but battery bought & fitted