forexd
3rd June 2008, 23:54
I got a question on the charging system of 2006 Yamaha WR450...
I bough this bike second hand a few weeks ago. It only had 8.6hrs and done 180km. It never had an oil change, the paint on the frame and the oil drain plug was not broken. The bike looked brand new as well, so I'm 100% sure this bike has only done these hrs.
The guy said he had to put a new battery a few months ago. It was a chinese Kiwi-X battery 12v 6a, just like the manual says.
I took it twice to woodhill, only done 5hrs and the battery went dead, while driving.... the speedo went crazy, was showing random speed of 100-199k/h ( I wasn't going that fast!!!) and when I stopped to check what was going on, the electric start was not working. I had to kick start the bike to get back to the carpark.
Came back home, tried to recharge but it was still dead. Went and got a new Kiwi-X battery from Takapana Hondas. The bike was working great.
Took it twice to woodhill, and the same thing happened about 5-6hrs later. I was hooning on the big sand-dune, 2nd gear, reving the hell out of it, and the speedo went nuts again, elec start not working... came back home, put it on charger, but was dead.
Do you think its the cheap chinese batteries that are crapping out, or something wrong with the bikes elec (don't forget the bike is practicaly brand new)
The manual has 2 elec test to check the charging system, and it was all ok!!!
dont want to spend another $65 on a battery that will last for 5hrs!
I bough this bike second hand a few weeks ago. It only had 8.6hrs and done 180km. It never had an oil change, the paint on the frame and the oil drain plug was not broken. The bike looked brand new as well, so I'm 100% sure this bike has only done these hrs.
The guy said he had to put a new battery a few months ago. It was a chinese Kiwi-X battery 12v 6a, just like the manual says.
I took it twice to woodhill, only done 5hrs and the battery went dead, while driving.... the speedo went crazy, was showing random speed of 100-199k/h ( I wasn't going that fast!!!) and when I stopped to check what was going on, the electric start was not working. I had to kick start the bike to get back to the carpark.
Came back home, tried to recharge but it was still dead. Went and got a new Kiwi-X battery from Takapana Hondas. The bike was working great.
Took it twice to woodhill, and the same thing happened about 5-6hrs later. I was hooning on the big sand-dune, 2nd gear, reving the hell out of it, and the speedo went nuts again, elec start not working... came back home, put it on charger, but was dead.
Do you think its the cheap chinese batteries that are crapping out, or something wrong with the bikes elec (don't forget the bike is practicaly brand new)
The manual has 2 elec test to check the charging system, and it was all ok!!!
dont want to spend another $65 on a battery that will last for 5hrs!