1190 R Adv - Not charging
2013 KTM 1190R AU - 50,000km. I got the 'Low Battery' warning two weeks back. Charged the battery overnight and riding to work I noticed the dash readout was under 12v. Have tested reg/rec diodes, also tried swapping it with a new cheap import one - no change.
Today I pulled the tank, checked stator connector, checked stator resistance and short to ground as per service manual - all to spec. Battery is 2 year old Yuasa (same as OEM).
Voltage readout on dash shows about 11.8v when running and doesn't change when revved up to 5K; slowly drops over a couple of days when I will charge battery again on bench. Measured across the battery terminals with meter gives slightly higher voltage but no change with revs.
I've been using bike daily on a short commute - putting battery on charger every second day and it keeps starting and running OK. Am a bit stumped what to do next - will have an auto sparky test the battery and maybe repeat some of my checks to confirm. Any gurus out there have other suggestions of possible things I haven't checked?
Dealer is final option and tricky as nearest is 300km away and bike would need to be trailered.
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