billy sugger

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running the test with headlight and brake light on just means you are putting the system under full load to see whether the output from the alternator changes by much, but with just under 12.5 volts at 5000rpm means it is not putting out enough to keep the battery charged up. You could try checking the output of the alternator at the connector where it joins the reg/rec. this is usually a three pin connector with all yellow wires in and out, and a separate connector with two wires probably one green and one red, that go to the battery. measure the resistance between each of the three yellow wires at the alternator end and all 3 readings should be the same if that is ok do a continuity test between each yellow wire and a suitable earth---there should be none.

Unfortunately this sounds like your reg/rec is at fault. do you have a manual, (workshop or Haynes)? As Stu has said check the voltage at the battery terminals, taking one reading while revving engine to 5000rpm, then take another reading with headlight on and applying rear brake to activate the rear brake light and this should take the alternator output up to it's highest output, which is normally about 14.5-14.8v ( not sure of output for your bike, but most of my 12v system bikes range between 14 -15.5v). If it is your reg/rec I would not keep using the bike because continually flattening the new battery will soon destroy it

I'm sure, though someone may come along and correct me, that is on capacitance, not amperage reading. you need to be set on mA

a few years ago I was working as a power press setter mainly on progression tooling, when a supervisor came to me and said: " the toolmaker is on his way down to look at the new tooling to see if it is working as it was designed to do (brand new job and I was the usually the one that set them), but whatever you do don't laugh" I thought the comment was a bit odd, until the toolmaker appeared. It turned out he had applied for a sex change and had to live as a woman for two years to get the treatment, so came to view the tooling dressed in a twinset and pearls, a Deidre (coronation street) style wig and glasses, high heels and stockings. I did manage not to laugh, but I thought the get _up was not appropriate for the environment he moved in

My pet hate is cyclists with no lights on at night. when I was a teenager I got stopped by the police for riding through a park one night because the bulb in my rear light had just blown and I did not want to ride on the street in darkness. I used to build my own bikes, and also got stopped for speeding!!, on a 21 geared racer I built, told me they clocked me doing 40 something in a 40 zone, I replied how could I know what speed I'm doing as I don't have a speedometer? in the end they let me off with a warning. nowadays they just do what they please. a black female in her mid twenties hit me in the stomach with her handlebars on a pavement in Wellingborough, causing me considerable pain, but she just rode off without as much as an apology, as if I was in the wrong for being on the pavement, and it was not any kind of cycle lane. now if I'm walking anywhere and realise a pushbike is on the pavement behind me I deliberately make it hard for them to get round me without having to go where they should be---on the road. Northampton has a traffic free zone in the centre, but it does not stop cyclists bombing through at speed without any consideration for pedestrians, though the police did do a short stint on stopping them and issuing fines. on a final note, as a child I was not allowed to ride a bike until I took the cycling proficiency test, who does that now?

Elton John is learning Urdu, but sari seems to be the hardest word

HG have a outlet in a dealers at Lowestoft. they occasionally send me details of offers I may be interested in

I caught my mate with his knob in his wallet. turns out he went to see a fortune teller and she told him he should be coming into some money!

how do you make a sausage roll? chuck it down a slope

Ohhahh Kimbolton? Sorry the change the thread subject but are you local then? I’m st Neots and have no bike buddy’s! Not quite local, (near kettering), but I love the roads round that way and will gladly ride to St Neots for a cuppa/chips in one of the cafes

whatever the cause, unfortunately the only way to get accurate readings is via a fully charged decent battery and the bike run up to normal operating temperature, so if you can borrow a battery in the meantime for the checks that would help. besides a battery repeatedly going flat the other indicators of a faulty reg/rec or charging system is constantly blowing head light bulbs or the lights flickering on tick-over then brightening as you open the throttle. a battery getting very warm is indicative of a faulty regulator

Depends what you want to use the kit for. Textiles are usually waterproof to some degree, and are pretty good at taking damage from an off. I high sided in mine and escaped without injury, doing about 60 on a B road near Kimbolton, but came away with just a bruised ego. Cheap leather says it all, it could be made from lots of bits stitched together so will only be as strong as the thread used. I have a Akito leather jacket that I bought off of fleabay, and it came with Knox armour protectors in back, elbow, and shoulder, and Hein Gericke leather trousers that I bought in a closing down sale at a HG store that came with all the protectors and both were less than £100 each. You can get good deals at shows that sell end of season stock, or check out J+S's website. There is always decent kit on fleabay, as those bikers that like their gear to match their bike will sell it off when they change their bike (I don't care,my kits all black), or have tried biking and find it too scary/dangerous

Check by..? Measuring the voltage at the battery terminals on Monday with my multimeter? Undo the positive terminal connector and put a multimeter between the end of the lead and the battery terminal. Set the reading to milliamps. Any current flowing should be negligible, anything over a few milliamps and there's a short somewhere. Unlikely to be the case. Most of the time it's the battery, but I've replaced a battery before and then discovered there was a reason all the magical sparky stuff was leaking out of it. checking current leakage with a multimeter is via the negative lead on the battery. connect the negative test probe to the battery negative terminal, and the positive test probe to the disconnected negative lead. you should not have more than about 2 milliamps current loss, if you do then you more than likely have a short somewhere and if that's the case it means disconnecting things one at a time and then rechecking the reading until the culprit is found-- there will be a lower reading on the meter

I'm on the side of the driver as well. a few years ago my mate had his bike nicked from his back garden, so I gave him a lift into work in the cage I owned at the time (2.2lt Astra). On the way home one night we saw three scrotes riding a bike, and my mate shouts "that's my bike!". after checking with him it really was his bike I sped up to catch them up and gave the back end a nudge so they all fell off. My mates bike was already written off by the insurance so he didn't loose anything on it. though it was not badly damaged as the scrotes cushioned the fall. I also once used my bike to chase a scrote I had just seen run a knife down the newly painted tank. people were pointing where he had run to so he could not get away. little sh*t came from a family with a police record for all of them, and I cornered him in a dead end cos he thought I could not get the bike down the alley-I just swung the mirrors in and opened the throttle - scared the crap out of him. He actually had the nerve to come to my house later that evening with his old man, a guy with no neck (or brains) who thought he could intimidate me but I stood my ground and told him what had gone on, and would brain him with my bike chain if I caught him or any of his family anywhere near my bike in future. He just grabbed his son by the ear, (very nice man) and dragged him down the street shouting profanities. My principles are if you mess with my bike and I catch you then you have bought anything I do to you upon yourself. the last thing you want is a very angry man in a crash helmet with armoured gloves and a bad attitude

I have just replaced the halogens in my cbf600 with LEDs. they are H7 fitments and high beam/low beam are separate bulbs. It was the best choice I have ever made, they are virtually the same size as the halogens, but are a white colour light and require less wattage/amps to light. They shine further at night, and if you turn on high beam it's like riding in artificial daylight. I also bought H4 fitment dual beam LEDs for my cb500, but they appear to be the wrong choice--- there does not appear to be a beam that you can see spread out on the road ahead of you, but it shines on signposts or the backs of cars, and again is a whiter light. the problem with the twin light seems to stem from the LEDs lighting up on the same side, where as a twin filament bulb has a little reflector that directs the beam so it shines on the tarmac. the LED illuminates one set of diodes on low beam and both sets on high beam and both reflect off the top of the headlight reflector.

bulbs blowing regularly can be indicative of a faulty regulator/rectifier, due to a failure of said reg/rec removing excess current via shunting it through the frame

the polite bikers rideout- any takers?

royal mail would never get though the letterbox

Rich if I were you I would ditch them and go for the guys that give advice in MCN. It's www.bikelawyer.co.uk or email [email protected] they assisted a friend of mine after a private hire vehicle did a U turn in front of him

a few weeks ago I was on the way to fill up when I ran out of fuel,( reserve light appears to not be working), on the A14. locked bike up and trudged into Kettering to get can and fuel, got back to bike, still fuming from running out put fuel in, got on, started her up, looked for gap in traffic and roared off, only I had not removed the disc lock. apart from a apart from a moment when I thought I had dropped out of gear the bike just took off like normal. it was only when I got home and went to secure bike for the night I realised I did not have my disc lock. went back to look for it, thinking I had forgot to put in my hatbox, only to find it in two pieces in the layby I had stopped in. I cannot work out how the hell I did not damage the front disc, brake or wheel, or not get thrown off

I have a oxford disc lock and I have been having problems getting it off the disc. so I wish I had known about the fault

In January 2017 I had my large bowel removed due to cancer, and I was told to not ride for at least 6 weeks after leaving hospital. I waited until I had the stitches removed, so at least the wound had settled then got back on the bike and went for a ride. it was a bit sore going along potholed roads but I managed it. I was also back at work in March 2017, which amazed my cancer team, as most people are out of action for about a year

It's great reading these rebuild posts when it all works out and is a credit to the rebuilder. I have been rebuilding a 1988 cb125 twin, and every time I do something to it something else rears its ugly head. the last time I did anything to it I got it running and ticking away nicely, but had to switch engine off to get bike out of garage in preparation for a quick run up and down the alley to check clutch and gear operation under load. however, once outside the bike flatly refused to start!

I'm not sure if the law has changed, but in 2012 I took my mod1&2 on a 1988 cb125 twin, with a bhp of 16.5 and the examiner had to check the regs to see if it was legal, and it was, because the power to weight ratio is within the regs, but this bike is capable of doing more than 80 mph. Bearing in mind I am a lot older than 17, and I assume the OP is, it can be ridden on CBT.