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21-01-2011, 11:41pm
(This post was last modified: 21-01-2011, 11:49pm by Throwdown!.)
I did want to say 'it ain't over' yesterday, but was on a work computer I couldn't really use. My bet is still the rectifier. Search for some of our experiences on here - I put up with this for nearly 3 years, trickle charging at home and at work.
If you want to be REALLY sure, get yourself a used stator and rectifier (you already have the new batt) from a young bike at a wreckers, then put them on yourself. Even with the outlay on both parts, you'll be paying less than pushing it around a few mechanics paying for a diagnostic before the real work begins.
If you get a rectifier only (a lot cheaper and might be all you need - check the live and neg wires are the right way around to your stator - mine weren't and blew 4-5 main fuses before I worked it out. The connecting plug under the seat may have melted, especially if you ride in the rain alot, as might the one at the rectifier end too. I ended up hard wiring in both sets.
I have no mechanical experience and did an ace job just from using a manual, so spend on one of those too. I reckon I saved around $8-900 for a more durable job, and got to know my bike better so much so that I changed the clutch soon after in about an hour and a bit. Stripping it is almost as much fun as riding it!
Good luck!
PS.
You look like you've got a '99, mine is a '00.
I found the range of a fully charged battery without a charging system to be about 87km.
When I had some charge, it only effected start up - I could still bump start and ride anywhere.
Once the charging system packed up, it did what yours is doing and couldn't even bump start it.
If you want to be REALLY sure, get yourself a used stator and rectifier (you already have the new batt) from a young bike at a wreckers, then put them on yourself. Even with the outlay on both parts, you'll be paying less than pushing it around a few mechanics paying for a diagnostic before the real work begins.
If you get a rectifier only (a lot cheaper and might be all you need - check the live and neg wires are the right way around to your stator - mine weren't and blew 4-5 main fuses before I worked it out. The connecting plug under the seat may have melted, especially if you ride in the rain alot, as might the one at the rectifier end too. I ended up hard wiring in both sets.
I have no mechanical experience and did an ace job just from using a manual, so spend on one of those too. I reckon I saved around $8-900 for a more durable job, and got to know my bike better so much so that I changed the clutch soon after in about an hour and a bit. Stripping it is almost as much fun as riding it!
Good luck!
PS.
You look like you've got a '99, mine is a '00.
I found the range of a fully charged battery without a charging system to be about 87km.
When I had some charge, it only effected start up - I could still bump start and ride anywhere.
Once the charging system packed up, it did what yours is doing and couldn't even bump start it.
Carpe Diem!