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Packman · 05-29-2008, 01:43 AM

So this weekend I took a trip upto Victoria and Nanaimo BC and on the way up and back I broke down 8 times. Symptoms: Cruising at 70+ usually at about 80-100 miles on the trip ododmeter and I loose power then the power just suts and the bike dies. Let it cool down and it wont run unless I fill it too the brim with fuel even though I have around a gallon left in the tank. Heres the strange part. Upon inspection I noticed the battery had boiled over and the wires connecting the reg/rec to the stator were charred at the plug. Dont know if the battery and reg rec are tied to the dieing. Then I tested the charging system with a volt meter and everything looked fine, not over charging, the bat had plenty of juice... Im going to put a new battery in it and do more tests on the charging system as well as look at the fuel pump. Any suggestions are appreciated.

05-29-2008, 01:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Packman Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Last Online: 10-02-2008 11:54 PM Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Bike dies? So this weekend I took a trip upto Victoria and Nanaimo BC and on the way up and back I broke down 8 times. Symptoms: Cruising at 70+ usually at about 80-100 miles on the trip ododmeter and I loose power then the power just suts and the bike dies. Let it cool down and it wont run unless I fill it too the brim with fuel even though I have around a gallon left in the tank. Heres the strange part. Upon inspection I noticed the battery had boiled over and the wires connecting the reg/rec to the stator were charred at the plug. Dont know if the battery and reg rec are tied to the dieing. Then I tested the charging system with a volt meter and everything looked fine, not over charging, the bat had plenty of juice... Im going to put a new battery in it and do more tests on the charging system as well as look at the fuel pump. Any suggestions are appreciated.