Stupid bike has gone and ruined everything. Possibly forever.

n.catenthusiast

Hi all,

My bike has died. Started loosing power as I was coming into the estate last night. I geared her down and managed to get her into the driveway, so bike still had something going. Put her into neutral and the engine continued to turn over but was stuttering.

I gave it a bit of choke to see what would happen and engine cuts out (which usually happens when I first start up the bike anyways)

Thing is now the bike’s completely dead as in there’s no power for lights, horn, etc. as if the battery was dead or something.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!


P.s. it's a Kawasaki Er 5

hi_im_fil

Use a multimeter to check if the battery still has a charge left in it

Interceptor

So the Reg/Rec or alternator is shagged. Get it fixed and get over it...

'cptr

KamiKazi

If you have a mutlimeter see what voltage the battery has. If you need the number of a good mechanic let me know

n.catenthusiast

KamiKazi wrote: »

If you have a mutlimeter see what voltage the battery has. If you need the number of a good mechanic let me know

Cheers Kami,

I've a sneaking suspicion it might link into one of those funny noises I like so much!

KamiKazi

n.catenthusiast wrote: »

Cheers Kami,

I've a sneaking suspicion it might link into one of those funny noises I like so much!

I was just thinking the same thing, of how you knew what each of them was :P

D-Boy

Same thing happened on my CBR 2501 and it was the reg/rec.
I got a heavy duty one on ebay for like 20 quid the oem ones are a bit rubbish (on Honda anyway)

KamiKazi

D-Boy wrote: »

Same thing happened on my CBR 2501 and it was the reg/rec.
I got a heavy duty one on ebay for like 20 quid the oem ones are a bit rubbish (on Honda anyway)

That'd be my guess, shouldn't be too hard to replace, clip on connectors I'd imagine.

n.catenthusiast

Cheers lads-Appreciate all the help.


Actually now I think of it the bike made a nasty clicking noise about half the time I've been trying to start it up the last while.

Would fit in with the r/r thing.

I've heard talk that it can fcuk the battery up when it goes-heard anything similar?

Dan Sanchez

Do you have petrol in the tank? Did your battery die from trying to start it up.

n.catenthusiast

Dan Sanchez wrote: »

Do you have petrol in the tank? Did your battery die from trying to start it up.

Jeez petrol was actually extremely low alright-the measure is usually pretty inaccurate so it's possible it ran outta petrol alright.

Dunno precisely when the battery died-engine cut out when I gave it a bit of choke and everything was dead after that so i guess it musta been then the battery died.


you reckon it's something else?

P.C.

n.catenthusiast wrote: »

Jeez petrol was actually extremely low alright-the measure is usually pretty inaccurate so it's possible it ran outta petrol alright.

Dunno precisely when the battery died-engine cut out when I gave it a bit of choke and everything was dead after that so i guess it musta been then the battery died.


you reckon it's something else?

Put some petrol in and try and push start it.

If that does not work, it is probably the regulator.

sutty

Take your battery out and see if theres any bulges on it, could be that the reg/rec was suppling to much volts and fried the battery. If it did, then you will need a new battery as well as a reg/rec

KamiKazi

Well, did you put petrol in it yet? :D