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Test ride tomorrow - 8/13/2008 12:46:20 AM
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MT Wallet
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Well, I''ve been sick with the flu for about a week and havent ridden my bike for about 3 weeks, ever since the battery died on me in traffic
Tomorrow I take her to the eye doctor, a 6 mile ride.
Wish me luck that she doesnt die on me and I plan to keep riding after the eye doctors appointment for a few hours if my body holds up
Hopefully the bike will hold up too update later! 
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RE: Test ride tomorrow - 8/13/2008 2:30:05 AM
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dinez74
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Why whats wrong with her eyes? lol.
3 weeks quite along time man... I would have been itching to death!
Well all the best MT with your 6 mile adventure! 
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RE: Test ride tomorrow - 8/13/2008 10:44:27 AM
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DukeCBR
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Hey MT Wallet
Good luck with the doctor, I hope the battery is still cool too. 
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RE: Test ride tomorrow - 8/14/2008 12:45:54 AM
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dinez74
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Check whether the battery is still in good condition. Charge it with external charger and see what''s the output like. Anything less than suppose to be indicates your battery is not in good condition.
Anyway glad you didn''t have to call a cab this time.
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RE: Test ride tomorrow - 8/14/2008 4:17:18 AM
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DukeCBR
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Yeah that can be normal considering how long you left you battery off the charge with it standing for three weeks. Hopefully after some nice long runs above 5000rpm , that should bring the spark into the battery again. But before that yeah do what dinez said, gotta check if your batt is good enough to hold the charge it got. If not, then im afraid its battery buying time again.
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Steering Damper
DynoJet Stage 1 Kit
Twin Race Foam Filter
Full Titanium Hindle system
(sold)
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RE: Test ride tomorrow - 8/14/2008 3:26:50 PM
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MT Wallet
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Monkey i appreciate the links
Tomorrow the bike goes to the shop for a checkup.
I will ask them to test the charging system. I hope it is okay. But like you said, there might be something wrong with it.
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ORIGINAL: stynkmonkey
I don''''t know dude. I''''ve been reading lots of dead stator, reg/rec threads this summer. Both of mine went out a month or so. Check your whole charging system just in case. If it''''s a reg/rec issue and it goes unchecked long enough you''''ll be out a bike more than a couple weeks.
check this out http://www.vlc.com.au/~justin/about/bikes/honda/dead_reg.html
and this http://www.thegsresources.com/garage/gs_statorfault.htm
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RE: Test ride tomorrow - 8/14/2008 3:40:42 PM
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DukeCBR
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Cool man, I hope everything is fine. I know how dealers milk riders over here. I hope they are friendlier over there..
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Twin Race Foam Filter
Full Titanium Hindle system
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RE: Test ride tomorrow - 8/15/2008 4:22:58 PM
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MT Wallet
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I took the bike in and had the chain tightened, the mechanic said yeah it was loose and now it seems perfect.
I also talked to him about the charging system and he said it sounds like my bike is fine.
So, after I got the bike worked on I did some freeway driving at around 5,000 rpm and when I tested the battery with the engine OFF, it showed a very very strong charge at 12.5 volts.
I then ran the bike how I normally ride, around 3500 - 4,000 rpm and then tested the battery with the engine OFF, and the battery was weaker, but still in the acceptable range of 12.5 volts I believe.
sidenote: Honda is also ordering a headlight assembly and headlight for my bike, since the last owner crashed the bike and the light broke. It came out to around $276 for parts alone!  
At least I only paid $2,000 for this bike, as opposed to the price of a brand new 1000rr 
< Message edited by MT Wallet -- 8/15/2008 4:23:53 PM >
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RE: Test ride tomorrow - 8/15/2008 6:22:52 PM
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dinez74
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Yeah MT the headlight parts is expensive indeed. You had mentioned its the high beam headlight, I wouldn''t worry that much since the other light is still there. I had changed the bulb to a 90watt (stock is 45watt) and its so good and bright; except it can drain out the battery fast.
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