[tweak mt]

ok when i go out to start the bike when its cold it cranks ......descent

when ive been riding for a while and go to crank the bike ......Im biting my nails and praying

oh ive had the battery maybe 4 months ....its the same $100 damn dollar battery that comes on the bike luckily with a years no question replacement

1)is this the 03 rectifier problem?
2)Explain the rectifier?
3)can I replace it with a 04-06 one to fix the problem?
4)or is it a heat shield/ battery thing?
5)is a battery tender the same thing as a trickle charger?

 

[tweak mt]

its the 4 month old battery WTF how is that other battery any differnet? voltage ccamps or what?

 

[tweak mt]

i luv u man (previous statement should not be aqward)

 

[tweak mt]

bike off battery @ 12.8 vlts
running the voltmeter in a circuit bike off 10.9vlts
1.9vlt of leakage (within spec)
battery with bike running @5k rpm w/ h beam on 14.0 vlts

page 7-9 says "battery vlt in off posistion < charging vlt @ 5k w/high beam < 15.5 vlts"

Not AT 15.5 so mine is within spec but not at the 15.5 you suggested..... is this the problem with the charging system, specfically the rectifier?

all though i feel like the bike is holding a good charge just not when i pull over and everythings REALLY HOT heat= bad for battery?

 

[tweak mt]

Bought a 1amp trickle charge

Problem: solved

 

[tweak mt]

how difficult was it to swap? just unbolt unplug and rebolt replug?

how much do those R/Rs go for