strange smell

frosty · Post by **frosty** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:29 pm

just come back from getting an mot on the bike and noticed a strange smell like rottern eggs coming from the bike

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:41 pm

Check the wires to the r/r and check the battery as it might be cooking !

Watty · Post by **Watty** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:58 pm

Had you farted

alanfjones1411 · Post by **alanfjones1411** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:33 pm

Watty wrote:Had you farted

Pem Brooke · Post by **Pem Brooke** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:31 pm

I had the same last year....reg/rec. Cooked the battery....easy fix but not cheap!

Dickiebig · Post by **Dickiebig** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:35 pm

alanfjones1411 wrote:
Watty wrote:Had you farted

No he wished he had..........bit more paperwork required!

frosty · Post by **frosty** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 10:49 am

just checked the regulator/rectifier and the number on it is sh633-12 but on david silver spares site its llisted as sh693-12 is mine the wrong type.

Wicky · Post by **Wicky** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:07 am

97-01 Storms (and most Hondas of that period) were fitted with the auto self-destructing non-finned R/Rs - then from 01-onwards they learnt the error of their ways and fitted more reliable finned versions.

Better yet replace with a FH mosfet > http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... ty#p351482

*** Read Me for New Members *** > Bike Maintenance and Upgrades/Modifications

The VTR is a very reliable bike with very few issues. The two biggest concerns if not already dealt with are the Cam Chain Tensioners (CCT's) and the Regulator Rectifier (R/R) which should take priority in maintenance/upgrades. > http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 45#p304638

MOSFET Regulator/Rectifiers - The Why & The How > http://www.superhawkforum.com/forums/kn ... how-25117/

or one of the newest SH847 Series R/R

macdee · Post by **macdee** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:42 am

best not to ride the bike until you have a new R/R as it can destroy your battery
i lost two battery's over this crap

MacV2 · Post by **MacV2** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:49 am

macdee wrote:best not to ride the bike until you have a new R/R as it can destroy your battery
i lost two battery's over this crap

Did you look behind the sofa ? It's amazing what ends up behind sofas...

frosty · Post by **frosty** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 3:16 pm

that picture is the same as fitted to my storm which is on a 52 plate, will get a new one asap,cheers guys

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 3:10 pm

The smell is sulphur from the battery, so you may already have damage there.
Check the overflow to make sure you don't have sulphuric acid drips.
And, if course, if there's any acid left in it...

StormingHonda · Post by **StormingHonda** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:27 pm

Yeah I would check that battery, sounds like the cells are cooking the acid, if you can smell it that aint good.

frosty · Post by **frosty** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:04 pm

its got a sealed battery on it

Watty · Post by **Watty** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:53 pm

frosty wrote:its got a sealed battery on it

Each cell has vents built into the top! If it's cooking it that's where it will leak from!

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