Repair / Battery and charging
Battery and charging
Problems, repairs and parts for the battery and charging.
Problems
- Battery terminals are corrodedRide with care
- Battery goes flat after the bike is parkedRide with care
- Battery is boiling, swollen or leakingStop now
- Lights go dim at idleRide with care
- A new battery goes flat quicklyRide with care
- Battery is not charging while ridingRide with care
- Battery overcharges and bulbs blowDo not ride
- Something drains the battery with the key offRide with care
- Regulator is very hot or the connector has meltedDo not ride
- Burnt smell from the generator or a dark stator connectorDo not ride
- Battery reads good voltage but will not start the bikeDo not ride
Repairs
- Test and charge a 12 V batteryHome workshop · 15 min to test; charging takes many hours
- Clean and tighten battery terminalsRider job · 15 to 30 min
- Jump start a motorcycle safelyRider job · 10 to 15 min
- Test the charging systemHome workshop · 20 to 30 min
- Find what is draining the batteryHome workshop · 30 to 60 min
- Test and adjust the brake light switchesHome workshop · 15 to 30 min
- Replace a 12 V batteryHome workshop · 20 to 40 min, plus first charge
- Check fuses and relaysRider job · 10 to 30 min
- Clean and seal electrical connectorsHome workshop · 15 to 45 min
- Test the regulator rectifierHome workshop · 30 to 45 min
- Test the stator (generator coils)Home workshop · 20 to 30 min to test; replacement is workshop work
- Clean and tighten earth connectionsHome workshop · 20 to 45 min
- Test a lighting circuitHome workshop · 20 to 45 min
- Adjust carburettor idle speed and mixtureHome workshop · 20 to 40 min
- Wire an accessory safelyHome workshop · 60 to 120 min
- Test the ignition switchHome workshop · 20 to 40 min
- Find a short circuitHome workshop · 30 to 120 min
- Inspect drained oil for cluesHome workshop · 10 to 15 min (estimate, during an oil change)
