Thanks for the advice! Will check for plastic bits in the oil, hope that's not the case... The strange bit is how easily it shifts when the...
Hey Folks, Ran into an issue today and was hoping for a quick gut check before I go headfirst into pulling things apart. If anyone has had this...
Found someone with a similar issue on a different bike:...
Plugged in a 3rd R/R unit today and saw the same results, 15V at the battery and the same highbeam flicker at ~1,600RPM (which remains on until...
It's funny you should mention this as I had the same thing happen to me. PO had the brake light plugged into that red and I could turn my brake...
I recently changed out my R/R unit. With the original I was seeing voltage up to 17V, with a used one I got off eBay I'm seeing voltages in the...
Cleaned and re-assembled the pig tail as well as pulled the highbeam indicator bulb (it is standard not LED). At ~1,600RPM the highbeam does not...
Oh I see what you mean. No apparent melting but I'll pull the contacts and try cleaning them up and re-assembling
Pulled the headlight switch apart, everything appeared in working order but took a couple quick pictures. The headlight is...
Thanks for the breakdown! I will check the ground wire for the headlight bulb as well as try pulling the indicator bulb. I replaced my gauge...
Thanks for the insight and advice! I'll pull the switch out of the housing for closer inspection and check the 3 wires for continuity. Apologies,...
Took a look at my headlight switch today. It didn't appear damaged or corroded. I did hit the 3 wires with di-grease where they make contact,...
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll pick this one up and see where my voltages are at with more confidence.
I have not but that's a good idea, I'll try cleaning the contacts and hitting it with some di-grease Thanks for the offer! I'm in downtown...
I'm thinking maybe I need to check that relay or maybe try to clean up the switch. Today I fired up the bike and saw the same flickering action,...
Swapped out my old fuse box with a new blade style one from Len, great kit and dead simple instructions. Went through my headlight basket...
Good question, unfortunately with the recent cold snap here in CO I don't think I'll be able to fire up the bike for a couple days to verify. From...
Agreed, I believe my meter is more or less giving me ballpark figures and will test with a better meter as soon as I can. Searching the site I...
Unfortunately it does creep into the low 15's voltage-wise. It seems like revving actually brings the voltage down rather than up, likewise when I...
Got out to the garage today and fired up the bike, with the meter on the battery I watched as the voltage slowly crept up towards 15 and saw the...
Troublesome Update: Took the bike out for a spin but thought I noticed something funny on the gauges, pulled into a covered parking garage to see...
Update: The R/R unit I picked up off eBay came in today and I'm cautiously optimistic; I'm not seeing the spike in voltage that I was experiencing...
Gotcha. Well I just picked a used one up on eBay for next to nothing so I'll give that a test as well. If it's not the culprit I'll add it to the...
I think I'm misunderstanding you. I thought you meant that I could somehow change the voltage at the regulator, which I didn't think could be...
Interesting. I wasn't aware that I could change the regulator voltage.
Yep I had low voltage before cleaning and now, after cleaning, have high making the brushes seem an unlikely culprit. It's the fact that I've...
I fired up the bike and it looks like the voltage between the red and brown are very close (red and black = 12.65 brown and black = 12.86) at...
Thanks Jayrodoh, looks like I've got some more tests to run. Concerning that the stator coil resistance should be .46 when I'm seeing .7 to .8...
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone has run into this issue before and could give me some direction. About a week or so I tested my voltage at the...
Had a spare moment to run out to the bike, some additional pictures: The first picture is something I think I should be concerned about. It looks...
Will do, hopefully cleaning the rings will do the trick and I still have some poking around with the multi-meter to do. Battery: AGM battery is...
I should clarify that I have the 11.43mm of brush that is exposed but don't know the overall length. I tried removing the screws holding the plate...
Hey Everyone, I've been going through my bikes electrical as I have been noticing my battery does not seem to be getting charged while riding....
That would be awesome, that way those gauges go to someone who needs them. I'll PM you.
If you'd be willing to split up the gauges, the housing on mine were pretty badly scraped up from a spill with the PO, I'd definitely pay for...
It does not, and after seeing that the brake light was attached to the hot connection I'm curious to see if this too is mis-wired. Before I do...
That is exactly what happened, thank you so much. It is a rat nest that I need to spend some time cleaning up, but you can see brown to red in...
EDIT: The brake light doesn't come on with the rear brake, only the front.
Hey Everyone, I've been working through some electrical issues on my '82 XJ650 lately and was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience or...
I'd want to see what "some TLC" entails but if thats CAD that'd be what, $900 USD? I'm also sometimes what is known as "a sucker".
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Shout out to Hogfiddles for setting me up with some crash bars. Picked up some longer bolts and finally managed to get them installed. I think I...
Not too exciting but I did finally get a seat/helmet lock (original must have walked off with the PO). Nice to know someone won't be able to walk...
k-moe did a big write up on this which is pretty darn helpful:...
Len works much faster than I do, which is the best problem to have. Finally got my oil filter case off, and getting the spin on conversion...
I'm sure they'll come in handy again, luckily not for this particular issue. After work project: converted over to the spin on filter. [IMG]
I considered giving the screw extractor a shot, even started drilling a pilot hole in the center. My reason for not giving it a shot is since the...
Update: I did it! I finally got the f***ing oil filter loose. Reluctant shout out to Harbor Freight. Standard socket failed, hammering on 11mm...
No welding equipment/experience to speak of but the pipe wrench might be a quicker fix than grinding everything down til it pops. Thanks!
Head. It's so buggered and rounded I can spin an 11mm around it relatively freely (It was originally 12mm I believe). Once I get this off I'm...
