Hi guys, i know theres been a lot of similar threads here abt the bikes charging system. I got all information on what to check and do here, did everything i can and still havent solve the problem. So here it goes...
I've been having the same problem since 2-3 moths ago. At first when i try to start the bike, it seems that the battery is weak until one day the battery becomes flat. So i bought a new battery, installed it and the bike starts perfectly fine for one whole day. The next day after a roughly 40 mins ride in the countryside, the battery becomes flat again. Jump started it and rode back to my mechanic's house. He checked my charging system with a multimeter and yeap, the bike is not charging the battery, after further troubleshooting we found out that the R/R was faulty. Bought a new aftermarket R/R, and the bike starts to charge once again.
After a good 9 days, the battery becomes weak and eventually it wont start again, the instrument cluster resets. Took it back to the mechanic, and he after few days, he show me that the connection bundle next to the battery is rusted. He cleaned it, put it back and the charging system works again. The multimeter reading never drop below 12V when i start the bike and it manage to charge the battery at just below 13.9V at 2k-3k rpm.
Rode it home again thinking finally my problem solved. But not for long, after precisely the same amount of days, 9 days, the symptom came up again, weak battery, weak start, instrument cluster resets. This time we tried to jump start it using a booster and the bike still cant start, or very weak start. So we spend another 5 hours tearing up the bike and found out that the starter brushes were almost completely worn out. So i've ordered a new set of brushes from honda, he rebuilt the starter and then the bike becomes normal again
So again, i was happy, the bike is charging the battery, starter sounded really good, all is fine until yesterday after roughly 2 weeks, the symptom came up again. Mind you yesterday was really hot and i had a feeling that the charging system will be faulty again and surprise2, took it to my mechanic, test the charging system with a multimeter and it is not charging.
Now the bike is with him for further diagnostic. I really dont know what else to do with it, i use it daily, its my only transport that i have, really need help from anyone here, im totally clueless.
Really sorry for the long post, i know there are 100 things that could go wrong with it, just need some more ideas
I've been having the same problem since 2-3 moths ago. At first when i try to start the bike, it seems that the battery is weak until one day the battery becomes flat. So i bought a new battery, installed it and the bike starts perfectly fine for one whole day. The next day after a roughly 40 mins ride in the countryside, the battery becomes flat again. Jump started it and rode back to my mechanic's house. He checked my charging system with a multimeter and yeap, the bike is not charging the battery, after further troubleshooting we found out that the R/R was faulty. Bought a new aftermarket R/R, and the bike starts to charge once again.
After a good 9 days, the battery becomes weak and eventually it wont start again, the instrument cluster resets. Took it back to the mechanic, and he after few days, he show me that the connection bundle next to the battery is rusted. He cleaned it, put it back and the charging system works again. The multimeter reading never drop below 12V when i start the bike and it manage to charge the battery at just below 13.9V at 2k-3k rpm.
Rode it home again thinking finally my problem solved. But not for long, after precisely the same amount of days, 9 days, the symptom came up again, weak battery, weak start, instrument cluster resets. This time we tried to jump start it using a booster and the bike still cant start, or very weak start. So we spend another 5 hours tearing up the bike and found out that the starter brushes were almost completely worn out. So i've ordered a new set of brushes from honda, he rebuilt the starter and then the bike becomes normal again
So again, i was happy, the bike is charging the battery, starter sounded really good, all is fine until yesterday after roughly 2 weeks, the symptom came up again. Mind you yesterday was really hot and i had a feeling that the charging system will be faulty again and surprise2, took it to my mechanic, test the charging system with a multimeter and it is not charging.
Now the bike is with him for further diagnostic. I really dont know what else to do with it, i use it daily, its my only transport that i have, really need help from anyone here, im totally clueless.
Really sorry for the long post, i know there are 100 things that could go wrong with it, just need some more ideas