POS Triumph is POS

Triple · 03-16-2011, 09:58 PM

Ideas?

http://www.triumphtorque.com/message...2-Daytona.aspx

pauldun170 · 03-16-2011, 10:00 PM

Use yamabond on the battery terminal and fill the headlight with soy milk.
Dat oughta fixit

Triple · 03-27-2011, 11:11 PM

My freshly re-charged battery read 12.6 volts on the multimeter with the ignition off. After cranking the bike, the battery showed 11.8 and voltage slowly decreased the longer the bike ran. No wild fluctuations, just a steady decrease.

Does this indicate a bad battery that can't keep a charge, an alternator that isn't supplying a proper charge, or something else?

Gas Man · 03-28-2011, 12:41 AM

There should be a wire on the battery that is from the charging system. Pull that from the battery and check it for volts.

But I'm guessing either your VR (rectifier) or stator is bad. UNLESS you have a fuse or circuit breaker on that system (which you should have). Check that first, obviously.

03-16-2011, 09:58 PM	#1
Triple uncomfortably numb Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: JOH-JAH! Moto: WR250R & Bonneville Posts: 409	POS Triumph is POS Ideas? http://www.triumphtorque.com/message...2-Daytona.aspx

03-27-2011, 11:11 PM	#3
Triple uncomfortably numb Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: JOH-JAH! Moto: WR250R & Bonneville Posts: 409	My freshly re-charged battery read 12.6 volts on the multimeter with the ignition off. After cranking the bike, the battery showed 11.8 and voltage slowly decreased the longer the bike ran. No wild fluctuations, just a steady decrease. Does this indicate a bad battery that can't keep a charge, an alternator that isn't supplying a proper charge, or something else? __________________

03-28-2011, 12:41 AM	#4
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	There should be a wire on the battery that is from the charging system. Pull that from the battery and check it for volts. But I'm guessing either your VR (rectifier) or stator is bad. UNLESS you have a fuse or circuit breaker on that system (which you should have). Check that first, obviously. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product