battery problems...

[Shelly]

no prob, NE time, I always appreciate gettin' others advice so it' nice to try to give back if/when I can

Originally Posted by DSH

Thank you Shelly, I did read your post re: problems starting. Was helpful.

[ffejtable]

As everybody else said when revving the engine, the volts should be 13.5v+, really depends on the bike/car, and any service manual worth anything should have that in there.

Its probably the regulator/rectifier.... If you know anybody with the same bike perhaps you could borrow theirs for a few to see if it fixes the problem..

[DSH]

Thx Jeff. Not a bad idea, unfortunately I know no one that rides up here in CT.

I spoke to Ron this morning and he thinks it's a regulator/rectifier problem. He says it's an easy thing to fix on your own. I hope that's the case.

[RCM78]

Yup, Go buy a new reg/rect and replace it. You should be good to go...

[Ripp53]

before you go out and buy anything i have a little fault finding chart that you can use to check your charging system. give me your e-mail and i'll send it to you. i would have up load it but the file is to big

[DSH]

Thanks everyone for all your helpful input on the subject. Tuesday night i struggled through 2hrs of traffic to get to Libby's Motorworld, http://libbysmotoworld.com/directions.htm, the only store in the tri-state area that had the regulator/rectifier in stock. All other shops were going to charge me 100+ in next day shipping. Ron couldn't even guarantee that i'd get it in time through him.

Last night I remove my tank and had a hell of a time disconnecting the regulator/rectifier, upon closer examination one of the prongs on the cable connection looks to have burnt out and MELTED the plastic thus fusing the two parts together. How something like that happens I've no clue. Why I didn't have the foresight to try disconnecting the regulator/rectifier BEFORE going to buy the new part I have no good excuse. i'd like to take comfort in rationalizing that the oversight was inevitable, as I was so pressed for time but in all honesty, it was just plain stupid of me.

so there i was last night, sitting on the cold floor of the garage, the buzzing of flourescent lights above me, hating myself and despising even more the shady russian that sold me this troublesome bike. I soon recounted all the good times had on this, my almost first bike. Images of Pocono East, VIR, country roads and girls in bikinis streamed past my mind's eye and I began apologizing to the R6 for calling her "troublesome".

I don't believe anyone would have this cable in stock, although i will be calling to check today, so as a quick fix i thought i could fashion some rudimentary way of connecting the new regulator/rectifier to the power source. considering that one prong was burnt to hell, covered in melted plastic and any exposed wiring corroded like crazy, i was thinking of how to make it all work. i plan a quick trip to the hardware store today to find the wiring parts i need. i'll keep you posted on my misadventures.

[Ripp53]

i had the same problem on my bike.here is what to do.

go to the auto part store and get male and female wire connector.
match up the wires.
after you see what wire go towhat wire.cut the wire and the matching wire.(only do 1 set at a time so you don't mismatch the wires)
put the wirer connects on them then put them togetter.
repete as needed for the rest of the wires.

[DSH]

Originally Posted by Ripp53

i had the same problem on my bike.here is what to do.

go to the auto part store and get male and female wire connector.
match up the wires.
after you see what wire go towhat wire.cut the wire and the matching wire.(only do 1 set at a time so you don't mismatch the wires)
put the wirer connects on them then put them togetter.
repete as needed for the rest of the wires.

Cool, thanks for the suggestion. Think i should go and get a new cable connector as well for future replacement? Any suggestions on what i can do to protect the connection from burning up and melting to hell again?

[RAC]

Throw some headlight bulb grease on it.

[DSH]

Originally Posted by RAC

Throw some headlight bulb grease on it.

hehe...bulb grease...

[RAC]

It will work.

[Cakes206]

The alarm might of been the cause, or part of the cause. Is there any other aftermarket electrical stuff on the bike? I can see how it happened to ripp...his bike is like a rolling light show, lol.

Tip for when splicing wires, be sure to use solder and shrink tubing.

[RAC]

Originally Posted by Cakes

The alarm might of been the cause, or part of the cause. Is there any other aftermarket electrical stuff on the bike? I can see how it happened to ripp...his bike is like a rolling light show, lol.

Tip for when splicing wires, be sure to use solder and shrink tubing.

I go through a shit load of solder and heat shrink. Great stuff!!!

[DSH]

Yamaha OEM regulator/Rectifier - $79.99
Gardner Bender 16-14 gauge Vinyl Insulated Female Spade Terminal - $0.97
12in of 16 guage vinyl insulated wire - $0.34
Hitting on cute cashier whilst she handles my 12 inches of cable - Free
Ideal Wire-nut Wire Connectors - $1.22

Spending 2hrs fabricating a new connection for your Regulator/Rectifier that was burnt to hell all thanks to one overweight, greasy Russian and then accepting it was all a blessing in disguise because you actually learned a little something more about motorcycles...

Priceless

[Shelly]

Agreed...you can never learn too much

Originally Posted by DSH

...Spending 2hrs fabricating a new connection for your Regulator/Rectifier that was burnt to hell all thanks to one overweight, greasy Russian and then accepting it was all a blessing in disguise because you actually learned a little something more about motorcycles...

Priceless