1 Bad day before getting to the office.... Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:32 pm
twincarb
Life time member
Bearing in mind it is 7am and the temp is 3degrees I couldn't see anything obvious so phoned the recovery services (Easier to get recovered and investigate at home bearing in mind i still have to get to work)
I guess the first thing I need to rule out is that it wasn't the alternator brushes crunching and grinding, so will whip the regulator off and check to see what I can see....
The reason for putting this into the engine section is incase it follows onto be an engine fault which would sugest a problem with the Auxhillary shaft... however does the auxhillary shaft also take it's drive from the starter motor when the engine is turned over? The bike starts on the starter without any problems. (well it will do till the battery is flat)
Any simple checks anyone can think of that I haven't kind of detailed above? Or has anyone known the regulator bushes to disintegrate into the alternator which is what I am kind of hoping/expecting...
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