Melbourne - Wednesday Lattes

[rocket rod 7777]

Quote:the VFR has been sorted out and what happened is that the battery died a horrible death as a result of poor connections and also incorect wiring to the aftermarker regulator/rectifier. (this part was installed prior to Rocket purchasing the bike).
Im afraid you have been given the wrong information here Holge.
First up it was not an AFTERMARKET reg/rect,it was a genuine article that i admit i bought and fitted myself about a month after purchasing the bike.
2.The connecters were not changed they were std honda connections and cannot be connected wrongly,otherwise it would never have worked.
I had been riding on this rectifer for prolly a few years minus
the time it rested when i was licenceless without a prob.
I think you will find what the prob was,is yes you said you ran your heated grips all day and that is a huge drain on the std honda charging system which isnt the greatest at the best of times and i guess the weakest link is the connecter.
I have heard of some guys replacing the whole charging system wiring with heavier gauge stuff as the std stuff is just good enough to cope with the std everyday running of the bike without running other ancillaries.
So my point is it wasnt fitted incorrectly,its just honda not making the best charging system available,but having said that,they still are a great bike.
I guess every bike has its cheesy bits.

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