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I think I will before spending any more. As long as no harm can be done ill just have to do a check on the system evrry fortnight or so. Thanks for all the help again if I ever see you about I owe you a drink or two

As it seems to be offering some charge im thinking of running it for a while to see how it goes. Is there anu danger of me ruining the wires regulator or battery doing this????

i bought a second hand one that was supposed to be working (alternator) but doesnt look so. i took the end of though because of a flakey continuity test so i cant return the bloody thing. ive seen a new one on wemoto for £75. ive already got 2 reg/rec now lol.

videos taking a long time to upload but while im waiting i got no voltage on the alternator so im guessing its that. its weird because as you will see on the video the battery is 12.5v bike off, ignition on 12.5v and going down, bike running it goes to around 13.5v so must be some voltage there. however no increase on throttle.

firstly heres my old alternator and you can see the bare wire which i thought concluded it must have been this! http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w526/glenbob2/2f83f3c6-7e44-46a0-accd-cbd16657efd6_zps83b9b896.jpg here is a pic of me testing the ohms reading which according to my manual should be 0.18-0.20. I have heard some multimeter wont read such a small resistance so not sure how conclusive this is.Please ignore the connector blocks for the wires i was getting a flaky continuity on one of the pins so i decided for now to take it off and when sorted ill get a new block. http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w526/glenbob2/20130906_081958_zps83e88c94.jpg here is the reading before i test the ground on the 3 yellow wires (1) so the test should show 1 on each wire. http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w526/glenbob2/20130906_082159_zpse7c26d29.jpg indeed it does http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w526/glenbob2/20130906_082309_zps6a72965b.jpg im waiting for the rain to stop lol then im doing the other test and also ill try to upload a video link of the bike idling then at 5,000 so you can see what i mean. thanks again!!!

Thanks for all your help once again! ! On the second part where I put negative to the frame then positive on each yellow stator wire for open circuit would that read 1 if ok? Sorry to sound daft just learnt how to test for continuity on a wire ha im trying to catch up with electrics!

well still no where fast. ive learnt how to test cables for continuity anyhow i checked alternator wires,battery leads,fuse boxs and all its leads,reg/rec leads,earth leads all good. recharged battery thats good. put second hand alternator in but still no increase to 14v at5,000 revs?? think im missing something only thing i cant work out is how to test the alternator properly ive looked at vids lol. heres what i do: ohms check should be 0.18-0.20 i have heard some multimeters will show 0.00 instead. im not sure where to put leads on this test i put multimeter to 2k on ohms and put negative lead to battery neg then positive to one of the 3 yellow alternator wire ends but i get 0.00???? voltage check: ive heard voltage whilst running or revving should be high 20-40v on some bikes before it goes through to the reg/rec. im getting around 6v per yellow cable is this wrong? am i doing it wrong? could it be something else other than alternator? bike does start up and runs but slowly gets lower and lower as day goes by. last time it was idling at 14,000 morning then afternoon 12.8 by morning 12,5. when i rev it volts on battery reading go down slightly then releasing it shows a slight increase first time round after starting then if i do it again no increase when revving or after releasing throttle. well lost with this one, im going to a mates whos an electrician tomorrow but after this who knows lol. maybe i bought a dead second hand alternator???

got the farther in law to test my reg/rec and all is good with that few! got the alternator out and it has bare wire showing no increase in voltage when taken to 5,000 revs too so looks like the verdicts in! second hand one coming for £38 so not too bad. from lings a new one £450! maybe its made of gold

yep that would do the trick thats why i love this forum thanks Tango looks like a plan

thanks it does look that way i just hope the reg/rec isnt buggered the manual says typical faulty reg/rec symptoms are blowing bulbs, battery over heating. im not getting this so hopefully this is so as i have no idea on how to test it other than taking it in a garage for a test

thanks Tango the rec/rec testing seems over my head ha. its one of those things i would have to watch someone do it. the manual shows a diagram but it might as well be Chinese! the alternator test with the pins on ohms came back as 0.00hms and with a ground and pin test it was 1 with all pins so im guessing the ground was ok as this was the same as a you tube video i watched ha the haynes manual says charging coil resistance is 0.18-0.20 ohms so im guessing by this shes died as mines 0.00ohms just hope i havent frazzled my new reg/rec!

this is really useful thanks, it does suggest it may be the alternator but im checking the rec/reg again. not sure if im doing it right but reg/rec disconnected and multimeter cable on each pin in ohms mode i should get something shouldnt i ???

no it wants me to log in lol, ive got posts on facebook and here and calling a mate haha. most are saying its a dead un!

hi guys very green on electrics here so can you help? i have : new battery new reg/rec the bike almost didnt start on way home so its now charging off the bike after showing only 11.5v on multimeter before taking it off i revved it to 5,000 revs and got very little extra maybe up to 13 as apposed to 14.5-15.5v when i first got the battery and was at full charge.im not even sure it hit 13 remembering back now! anyway ive stripped back the wires on alternator because i suspected a rotten connector and put the negative and positive leads in ohms setting across the 3 yellow cables. with no battery in im getting 0.00 ohms im guessing this means is dead am i right?? i also checked ground and got 1 all round. to double check after battery is charged i will re test and if its buggered im guessing it wont move or very little!

The more I wear mine the more im prefering them to leathers. Still wear a jacket but liking the jeans lots

silly question but did you tighten up the bleed nipple again??

Unfortunately chains do tend to ware out uneven. When adjusting you should always adjust from the tightest part of the chain at the bottom middle. A manual will say how much slack you should have but generally around 1.5 inch to 2.5 inch is common. If theres a huge difference your chain could have worn prematurely maybe if its not been greased or looked after. Generally though unless a new chains just snapped you should change both chain and sprocket as a set to avoid one wearing the other out.

Looks great, bit jealous would like to do one, , one day might improve my cornering! Not sure if my cb500 is up to it still lol:-) nice pics!

I did mate the other night. I wouldn't give up it kept pecking my head lol. Happy the bikes good now. Not a job I would like again. Making sure I never over tighten a bolt again!

Its all back together now and running well again. Another lesson learnt. Wish they wasnt so hard ha.

I agree quit while ahead!

The question now is do I try to replace the others! Do bolts weaken with age and heat? Not sure if it's worth chancing! !

Dont think ill be out this weekend. The Mrs has plans ha. Im away in sunny Bournemouth the week after too so may well be the weekend after yhat one but will let you know.

Thanks Stu yes I stink at posting pics too ha!

http://i1328.photobucket.com/albums/w52 ... 6d6155.jpg Finally got it out against all odds. Thanks for all the advice everyone and appolgies if I come across stupid but theres always something you've never done and this was one of them. Prior to this I've done s full service, wheel bearings, , regulator/ rectifier new battery, new caliper, fitted new brake pads, stripped and fitted master cylinder kit after the garage forgot to put a return spring on my lever! Ive had to learn from the haynes manual as I go. Most of this if not all im sure is very basic but I got to start somewhere. Ive done ok until this. At least its done im just scared now of over tightening the new bolt as yes you guessed it I dont have a torque wrench! Again thanks everyone this forums been very helpful and patient!