help!!!

[pitmaddawg]

hi guys ok so had one prob after another with bike at mo had a charging prob checked out r/r block was burnt out so replaced with an r1 r/r seemingly all good come out this morning battery flat AGAIN so now suspecting the alt but im totally clueless on even where it is can anyone offer suggestions on location and how to test and poss how to replace
thanks guys brian

[Wicky]

is that the same battery that was on the bike when the first R/R failed? - if so then that is more than likely knackered.

Find the VTR1000 PDF Honda Service manual (downloadable in the workshop knowledge-base section) and look at chapter 16 Battery & Charging System

http://www.dansmc.com/electricaltesting.htm

http://vtr1000f.wickidnet.com/

13.5-15.5 V/5,000 min-1 (rpm)

Battery

VOLTAGE (68 °F/20 °C):
Fully charged: 13.0-13.2 V
Under charged: Below 12.3 V

[AMCQ46]

you also have to worry about the connectors and the ends of the loom when you have an R/R fail.....they will get cooked and damaged. if they have high resistance now, they will still cause a problem with the new R/R.

look for any discoluration of teh termainals or heat damage on the insulation

[pitmaddawg]

hi guys ok when the r/r failed the connector block was melted to the old r/r so i cut back the wires there was some discoulration so took it back till it was ok soildered it and put connectors on and replaced with an r1 r/r infact following the above link id come across it and it was my bible throughout the exchange i have since put a multimeter across the batt no running it was 13.5 when started it went to 14.1 with lights on it dipped to 12.8 and countinued to count down i took it off at 12.1 i have down loaded the workshop manual so i now know where the alt is and how to do it thankyou so going off this info is it likely to be the alt ???
cheers brian

[Wicky]

Start simple first- Is it the same battery as fitted when the R/R went into meltdown?

[pitmaddawg]

no its a new battery.

[AMCQ46]

Try another r/r, it is not unknown for them to fail again, and if it is not that you need to be looking into the alternator

[tony.mon]

But check the spade connectors in the connecting blocks- they need to be nice and clean, an fitting tightly in order to carry that current.