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[pariah]

Missus Honda Hornet 600 whilst out on a run today just cut out while doing 60 , she coasted to a halt and it wouldnt start again .
Now .......no problems starting before hand, no unusual pop bangs or nosies. Battery seems flat yet I charged her up lasat week and shes ridden it since then. Plenty of fuel in the tank. Indicators flash, head light real dim ,bike clicks when peressing the starter.
Took battery off and tested it , showing 12.6volts ? . Recovery bloke with out testing any thing said alternator ?
So has any one any idea what to look for.

Cheers
Rick

[AMCQ46]

reg /rec problem?

[jono49]

12.6v sounds ok but if the headlight is dim it sounds like the battery, and a cell has sulphated and shorted...........In other words it's "Fooked" and it's time for another one

[gafr]

definate charging fault

[blob748]

Hi, sounds like a regulator!

[pariah]

What I dont understand is why the bike cut out.
The battery is only a storage device for power to start the bike, once started it could be removed and the bike would still run ? Also, when the RR went on my storm it cooked the battery and stank like rotten eggs, yet there was no evidence of this.

[seb421]

when the reg went on my storm i could bump it but it wouldn't keep running mate, swapped the reg over and a quick charge and I was away

[pariah]

Well the batterys on the optimate and all looks good with it. Got full lights up on so must be ok. Will put the battery back on the bike tomorrow and use the multi meter to check the charge rate at 5,000rpm with the lights on , that will show me if the RR has gone or not.

[tony.mon]

What I dont understand is why the bike cut out.
The battery is only a storage device for power to start the bike, once started it could be removed and the bike would still run ? Also, when the RR went on my storm it cooked the battery and stank like rotten eggs, yet there was no evidence of this.

The coils are effectively a device that amplifies the input signal and outputs a higher voltage (high tension as opposed to low tension).

If the RR is damaged, the input signal is wrong, even allowing for the battery's damping effect, and therefore the output is wrong, too, no spark is the result.
That's why it stopped.
Also the ECU recognises an incorrect signal and won't respond to it.

[pariah]

Batterys back on the bike and she fired up fine . Standing the reading was 13.4v, on tick over it reahed 14.7v then when run up to 5,000 she read 13,7 so looks like the battery and RR are fine. Does any one know which RR I can repalce to check it with. I,ve had a quick look and it looks like the original flack black rubber type

[templ8]

Battery voltage should never exceed 14.4v.

I'd be replacing the RR asap.