Help bike died

Bike died at stop light today out of the blue , I am thinking it has something to do with the charging system. Has anybody had problems like this before? Any suggestions?:frusty:

 

Search under RR, R/R, or regulator rectifier for charging system goodies abound.
My first reaction is that it'll be your issue. Could also be stator, but my money is on R/R.
More details on how it died?

 

I came to a stoplight stopped and it quit running, I thought maybe it was running hot I tried to restart but I got nothing no clicking nothing wouldn't turn over either. Voltmeter will check regulator correct?

 

My '98 did the same thing about three weeks ago. The tach gave a couple of jumps, the idle went rough and then it went stone dead. Push to the side of the road and call a rescue truck. It was the voltage regulator/rectifier. Our beloved bike is not perfect and is somewhat known for such failures. Be sure to check your battery and the stator also. If you are a DIY rider it will be about $120 minimum with a reg/rec from Rick's Electrics, in New Hampshire I think. They are very good. If you want to upgrade a little then you will need a new harness and a r/r from a 2000 VFR than reads volatage direct form the battery and not through the ignition switch. -- If all this is over your head then you should probably take it to a trusted shop. -- There are tons of strings on this subject. -- The upgrade harness can come from WireMyBike.com where Joshua is also very helpful. He's in Fort Worth.

 

When you got it home would it start after the battery was charged? I just charged my battery and the bike started fine. Just trying to get as much info as I can.

 

Sounds like you're running off of your battery. Could still be the R/R, the stator or the connections.
Your bike will fire off that charged battery until you run it out again.

 

Yea I think I am going to keep charging the battery every night when I get home from work until I figure it out

 

99.9% sure it is your voltage regulator. i had the SAME problem as you but mine died getting on the freeway!!! haha! that was embarassing!:frown:

and my girlfriends dad had the same problem on his 97 vfr 800 too. i told him the same. he replaced it and wa-lah. fixed! its an easy fix so i would try this first!

GOOD LUCK!

 

Just my 2 cents, from someone whose been there...
If you continue to run off the battery for too long with a faulty R/R,
You will possibly fry both your Stator and battery!
This will make your electrical problem much more costly.
A bad R/R can fry a stator / and a bad stator can fry the R/R
Continually, draining the battery below operational voltage will result in you needing a new one.

So worst case senario...new battery, new stator, new R/R $$$$$
if you continue to do as quoted above.

Download the ElectroSport Fault finding chart from their website.
http://www.electrosport.com/electrosport_fault_finding.html

This PDF is without a doubt the most useful information when trying to diagnose any of the possible electrical problems that plague the VFR.

Hope this helps-
Steve

 

Thank you I will print this off at work tomorrow looks like it is going to be more than helpfull. The Clymer manual has alot but the other file looks easier.

 

How much did the regulator cost?