Big thank you to all.

skcchamp14

Member
I just wanted to thank everyone for all of yours posts and thanks for being helpful. My bike was having some electrical issues and I read a post tonight on how to test your stator and voltage regulator. Thank the lord it’s only the vr that is shot. Couldn’t of figured it out without you guys!!
 

francoblay1

The Spaniard
I just wanted to thank everyone for all of yours posts and thanks for being helpful. My bike was having some electrical issues and I read a post tonight on how to test your stator and voltage regulator. Thank the lord it’s only the vr that is shot. Couldn’t of figured it out without you guys!!
:old2::old2::old2::old2: :patriot: :cheers:

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skcchamp14

Member
Hey everyone, which voltage regulator would you recommend to replace my bad one? I just want to make sure I get the correct one.
 

SB03chopper

Well-Known Member
It is great to have so many helping one another out, the knowledge one learns from the post about problems, and the way to trouble shoot them. I am learning more, and hoping I do not have to use any of them. You know what they say, you can hope in one hand, shit in the other, and see which one fills up first.
 

skcchamp14

Member
Ok everyone, I’m about to sound really stupid, but I have two problems.

1) I changed my voltage regulator tonight and took my bike for a ride afterwards and it ran like absolute shit.... it starts backfiring after 2000 rpms. I rode it to my buddies house to use his lift and it ran perfectly fine on the way there.

2) I put my volt meter on the battery after changing the voltage regulator, and while at idle it only shows 12.8 volts and the volts never raise no matter how many rpms you give the bike.
 

HMAN

I just like my Freedom
you're not far from Donna and Derek. They're in Wichita. Probably just go pick it up. They have just about every part you'd ever need for your K9.

Welcome to the group bro!
Take 14 north to 56, and I cant recall if they're in Lyons or Chase. They are outside of town a short ride, but it's well worth the trip ! Hard to find nicer people !

They are in Lyons.
 

Th3InfamousI

Administrator
Staff member
Ok everyone, I’m about to sound really stupid, but I have two problems.

1) I changed my voltage regulator tonight and took my bike for a ride afterwards and it ran like absolute shit.... it starts backfiring after 2000 rpms. I rode it to my buddies house to use his lift and it ran perfectly fine on the way there.

2) I put my volt meter on the battery after changing the voltage regulator, and while at idle it only shows 12.8 volts and the volts never raise no matter how many rpms you give the bike.
Just noticed you didn't start a new thread.

Well just so we get everyone in on this party here's my message back to the new guy.





When you measured your stator voltage output you measured in AC? Cause it's AC and the VR converts from AC to DC. It should read around 18-20 AC at idle then increase about 2 volts every +1000 RPM.

If that's good, then what about the circuit breaker on bike? The VR goes to a circuit breaker or fuse then to battery for charging. Check that wire voltage directly while bike is running, you didn't hook it straight to the battery did you? Could be a bad fuse or breaker. The OEM breaker you can reset with a little tiny black button it.

Did Curtis send you the compufire VR? Make sure you check your ground wire on that model it's setup different than stock. Stock one was grounded internally compufire you need to have ground bolted in good. I actually run a separate ground wire all the way back to the battery, cause that's a better ground for electrical equipment like a VR that's so important but I'm a little nuts too.


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Th3InfamousI

Administrator
Staff member
So you run a separate ground from the engine case ground, to the battery? You just Dailey chain it from there?
You don't have to you can ground it to the frame like you already did....most do it that way.

I think your back up and running now?

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Mr. Wright

Knows some things
But now it's back to 14.4v when running?

I don't think the VR not charging is the reason for randomly not running right. Not after you just replaced it.

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He told me that he checked the stator, and had 22v ac at idle, but when he rived it up, it went to 40v. Ever hear of anything like that.
I know when Ricks VR went out, it was putting 23v ac through out the bike and fried everything.
Now he saying it's back firing even with the VR disconnected.
 
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