General chat thread... Links, pictures, banter etc

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 9:07am

Cian_ok wrote: »

Nothing. But their riders...

D3V!L · 16-10-2018 9:08am

Cian_ok wrote: »

Nothing. But their riders...

Thats a bit of a generalisation isn't it. Are you really saying peoples demeanour and attitude to other bikers is determined by the brand of bike they own?

What about their riders ?

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 9:09am

D3V!L wrote: »

Thats a bit of a generalisation isn't it ?

What about their riders ?

OH OH.........:eek:

D3V!L · 16-10-2018 9:10am

Max Headroom wrote: »

OH OH.........:eek:

Oh yeah, I went there

*click* *click*

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 9:11am

D3V!L · 16-10-2018 9:13am

Max Headroom wrote: »

Thats a bit of an ironic picture. The same muppet is trying to kill HD and their ilk with trade sanctions.

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 9:17am

D3V!L wrote: »

Thats a bit of an ironic picture. The same muppet is trying to kill HD and their ilk with trade sanctions.

In that case...GO TRUMP.........:P

Sonics2k · 16-10-2018 9:36am

Harleys, if ridden well and by good people can be extremely agile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9MVY8swO5M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldY_qZWeTPI

thos · 16-10-2018 10:09am

Love those videos - but those sideboards act like stabilisers!

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 10:38am

Just havin a laff....nothing against Harleys....one word tho...Indian....:p

Sonics2k · 16-10-2018 11:09am

Max Headroom wrote: »

Just havin a laff....nothing against Harleys....one word tho...Indian....:p

Oh yeah I know, I just like looking for excuse to show off those videos. It's like a beautiful ballet

Emmersonn · 16-10-2018 2:42pm

Sonics2k wrote: »

Harleys, if ridden well and by good people can be extremely agile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9MVY8swO5M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldY_qZWeTPI

and Before he "Retired"
Motorcycle Cop Police Speed Bump Fail - YouTube

johnmolly92 · 16-10-2018 3:57pm

Well lads, wondering if any of you can offer some advice (apologies in advance for the long post!)

A few months ago I came out of work to a flat battery on the SV650 (curvy). Off to Halfords and bought a wall charger to top the battery up and get me home. Left it charging all night and off I went the next day thinking nothing of it. A few days later the battery was flat again. So my solution was to just leave the battery charging each night instead of fixing the problem.

Been riding with the lights off during the Summer but now the first day I ride to and from work with them on its been enough to drain the battery completely. Was slowly filtering through traffic on the way home and the bike felt sluggish, when i stopped the thing died completely. It only had enough juice to turn over 2 or 3 times when I went to restart it, then nothing.

It seems like the rectifier on the curvy SV's are prone to go, Ive stuck a multimeter on the battery as the bikes idling and it reads 13.1v, hold it at 3k revs and it goes to 13.5v. Which kinda makes me think there may be something else wrong?

Im gonna take off the rectifier over the weekend and double check it with the multimeter. Anybody have any ideas if something else could causing the problem?

Cheers!

Sonics2k · 16-10-2018 5:19pm

Honestly sounds like the rectifier is the problem there man.

I had a similar issue with the Deauville last year, ended up just getting lot replaced and a new battery put in. Been absolutely fine.

Initially thought I'd left the lights on overnight by mistake, but then it happened again a few days later after jump starting the bike (I know, I know).

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 6:29pm

Might sound obvious but how old is the battery..they can seem fine but some cells might be dead/dying causing it to loose charge quickly...

johnmolly92 · 16-10-2018 6:35pm

Max Headroom wrote: »

Might sound obvious but how old is the battery..they can seem fine but some cells might be dead/dying causing it to loose charge quickly...

I actually bought a new Yuasa battery the first time it died, so only a few months.

Problem is it was left sitting flat for a few weeks which has probably knackered it

Going to leave it sit for an hour or two now and measure the voltage to see if its gone. Will report back!

EDIT: battery is at 12.61v after sitting for an hour and a half, seems normal?

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 7:33pm

johnmolly92 wrote: »

I actually bought a new Yuasa battery the first time it died, so only a few months.

Problem is it was left sitting flat for a few weeks which has probably knackered it

Going to leave it sit for an hour or two now and measure the voltage to see if its gone. Will report back!

Try get a loan of another battery and see what happens..

Esel · 16-10-2018 7:53pm

Max Headroom wrote: »

Try get a loan of another battery and see what happens..

Very unlikely to be a battery issue though.

blade1 · 16-10-2018 8:13pm

johnmolly92 wrote: »

I actually bought a new Yuasa battery the first time it died, so only a few months.

Problem is it was left sitting flat for a few weeks which has probably knackered it

Going to leave it sit for an hour or two now and measure the voltage to see if its gone. Will report back!

EDIT: battery is at 12.61v after sitting for an hour and a half, seems normal?

Just before you go changing rectifiers and stuff give a check around the starter solenoid/main fuse area for any overheated wiring.

listermint · 16-10-2018 9:35pm

Swapped out my rectifier on my DL650 recently it was obviously damaged when I took it out. Burnt windings.

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 10:43pm

Esel wrote: »

Very unlikely to be a battery issue though.

How so..?

Esel · 17-10-2018 4:41am

Max Headroom wrote: »

How so..?

New battery fitted. Problem still present.

zubair · 17-10-2018 9:59am

13.5 is pretty much the minimum it should be, ideally it would be at 14+, what are you getting at 5k revs? Run it with the lights on when testing.

Was it in the rain you noticed the loss of power as it could be the front plug.

CJhaughey · 17-10-2018 11:17am

Try this flowchart:

blade1 · 17-10-2018 11:22am

listermint wrote: »

Swapped out my rectifier on my DL650 recently it was obviously damaged when I took it out. Burnt windings.

Do you mean your stator?

listermint · 18-10-2018 6:48am

blade1 wrote: »

Do you mean your stator?

I actually meant both.

Stator goes because the rectifier is not able so that right mind swaps out both.which is what I did. Upgraded rectifier.

johnmolly92 · 18-10-2018 1:16pm

Cheers lads!

zubair wrote: »

13.5 is pretty much the minimum it should be, ideally it would be at 14+, what are you getting at 5k revs? Run it with the lights on when testing.

Will test it again over the weekend and see.

zubair wrote: »

Was it in the rain you noticed the loss of power as it could be the front plug.

Was a dry day when it died, so probably not the spark plug.

IrishGrimReaper · 18-10-2018 10:18pm

Passed my test with flying colours lads, woohoo! The tester was a sound huer too.

zubair · 18-10-2018 10:30pm

Fair play fella!

UrbanFret · 18-10-2018 10:38pm

IrishGrimReaper wrote: »

Passed my test with flying colours lads, woohoo! The tester was a sound huer too.

Good man . Well done.

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