Hey guys, I'm back; guess what? Another problem!

[DRider]

Hey everyone. So, I've got *even more* problems with my arsehole of a motorcycle. A couple of months ago, I had some issues with my battery. It would always be dead whenever I went out to it, but I could bump start it, and after turning it off, it would still have enough charge in it to start after, say, an hour or two. Went to a mechanic and they said it needed a new battery, so, new battery in, no problem. *Now*, after only two months or so, the battery is dead, I can bump start it if I'm going down hill, and the battery will hold no charge; as in, went for a one hour ride, got stopped by the police because they didn't see both of my L plates; two minutes later, no charge, wasn't even clicking over. I know it's been heavily raining, lots of wind and it's very cold over here, I'm not sure if that has something to do with it. The bike is kept outside, so it's exposed to all the elements. What might be wrong with it *now*? I don't much fancy forking out more money for another sodding battery, at least not this soon.

EDIT: Oh yeah, it might help to note that my lights and indicators still work, even when the bike won't ignite and won't even turn over. Don't know if this helps with diagnostics, but, hey! And sorry I keep begging for help with my motorcycle, I hate to leech off of everybody's expertise, but I don't know what else to do... well, except take it to a mechanic, which I'll ultimately do if I have too.

 

[black-rider]

Well im no mechanic and have no experience with bikes other than riding them lol, but the only things i can think of is your reg/rec is fcuked and isnt providing charge to the battery while your moving, which if that is the case would also make the bike not fire, there are 2 ways a reg/rec dies ,1) is it blows everything, circuit board ,the lot or 2) it slowly drains all the power out of your battery and doesn't provide any charge, hence no power, that would be the first thing i would check, if not then the only other thing i can think of is spark plugs are not providing any spark, but by what you say im siding with a fcuked reg/rec.

Hope that helps.

All the best.

Simon

 

[DRider]

I don't know what that is. lol More importantly, I don't know how to fix it. Looks like it'll be a trip to my mechanic tomorrow then. *sigh*

 

[black-rider]

A reg rec looks something like THIS (For your bike)

As for where it is on your bike, i wouldn't have a clue, on my GSX-R 750 K7 its behind the radiator on the left hand side.
The only way to fix it is to replace it, to my knowledge anyway.

All the best.

Simon

 

[DRider]

Yeah, just looked it all up online, seems like that might be it. For the past four months, I've only ever really riden about 5 miles or so per day, going to-and-from work. Over the past couple of weeks, it's been gradually harder to start the bike, and now it's just given up. At least all my other electronics all seem to work well. ha Oh well, I wonder how much it will cost to replace *THIS* part. -.-

Oh, and for future notice, on a Suzuki Intruder, they're underneath the under-seat storage compartment. I've had a look, but, to be honest, I can't actually identify if they're in good condition or not, so I decided to just come back inside. lol

Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Friz]

Well im no mechanic and have no experience with bikes other than riding them lol, but the only things i can think of is your reg/rec is fcuked and isnt providing charge to the battery while your moving, which if that is the case would also make the bike not fire, there are 2 ways a reg/rec dies ,1) is it blows everything, circuit board ,the lot or 2) it slowly drains all the power out of your battery and doesn't provide any charge, hence no power, that would be the first thing i would check, if not then the only other thing i can think of is spark plugs are not providing any spark, but by what you say im siding with a fcuked reg/rec.

Hope that helps.

All the best.

Simon

That wouldn't make sense with his lights still working, wouldn't it? I don't know a lot in this area, but if his battery wasn't charging it'd run out and the lights wouldn't work.

Something suggests to me it isn't the battery, but I haven't a clue what's going on.

 

[Grandsatsuma]

if it were a car I'd say altanator, do bikes have altanators?

 

[LeedsRider93]

if it were a car I'd say altanator, do bikes have altanators?

Yes

 

[Mikesmotorbike]

my dad had the same problem with his 125 Marauder, it was the case, the voltage regulator thing (the pic that was up there) was dead, and took the battery with it, his lights and indicators still worked too, just the battery was too knackered to power the starter motor.

you need to change it, but unfortunatly it wasn't very cheap here :/

 

[Stenno]

Bikes are very picky in my experience and just a small drop in voltage on the battery leads to it not starting but you'll still get lights for a while.

Reg/Rec or Alternator as mentioned. If you're electrically inclined you could measure the output from your reg/rec once bump started. Not sure about your bike but take the reading when revving at 5000rpm.

 

[DRider]

Just back on the bus from the mechanic; he saw that the live wire terminal going into the reg/rec was fucked, so he replaced that, and it was a bit more fucked, because... well... while just sitting on idle, the battery voltage was reading something close to 19v, when it should only be around 14v, so, yeah. Not good. He's going to get me a voltage meter thing that basically controls it and limits it, and he'll see if that solves it, or if the whole thing is knackered. Won't know until Tuesday at the very least though. Absolute balls! Hopefully whatever it is won't cost too much; at most it will probably be a new battery and reg/rec, if not then, possibly nothing or *just* a reg/rec. In any case, I'm not too pleased. I have no clue how the battery got so "out of hand", but whatever it is, it might have fucked me over.

 

[MedicDan]

I wouldn't rush out and by a new battery just yet. It might be salvageable. By yourself an Oxford Oximser (not too be confused with an Optimiser). I bought one for mine to keep the battery in tip top condition and its money well sent imo. It'll charge a fully flat battery.

My bike had an alarm and as most bikers know with alarms, small as the drain is, the do drain batteries.

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[DRider]

Oh well, seems that the Starter Motor is also knackered; mechanic's trying to play with the magnet's to see what he can do, but it doesn't look good, and apparently these things cost a lot of money to replace... a lot of money which I don't have. Bad times. :/

EDIT: I don't suppose anybody knows where to find fairly cheap starter motors? I've looked on a few (old) forums, and they all say it cost them about £450 to replace their starter motors, which I simply cannot afford.

 

[LeedsRider93]

Re: Re: Hey guys, I'm back; guess what? Another problem!

Oh well, seems that the Starter Motor is also knackered; mechanic's trying to play with the magnet's to see what he can do, but it doesn't look good, and apparently these things cost a lot of money to replace... a lot of money which I don't have. Bad times. :/

EDIT: I don't suppose anybody knows where to find fairly cheap starter motors? I've looked on a few (old) forums, and they all say it cost them about £450 to replace their starter motors, which I simply cannot afford.

I assume you've already checked eBay?

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[DRider]

Yeah, ebay doesn't have one for a Suzuki Intruder 125, but they have loads for, say, 600G or 1500's, and they only cost about $50 or so. ha I don't understand how mine would be more expensive. I'll give the guy a call later and see if he thinks he can fix it, and if not, I'll see about the the cost. I really have no idea what I can do if I can't afford it, mind you.