Cadbury, I think you nailed it, too easy, good call
Check your earths, battery to frame, wiring to frame all need good contacts
Check your earths
Ok so is this a new to you bike and this is the first time you have tried to put fuel in it? Have you damaged the lock? Try a locksmith to see if...
Molasses works well on getting rid of the rust
And once you get past these probs fit a voltmeter to it so you can monitor the voltage and hopefully prevent another meltdown
It is a process of elimination, only you can do it, we can give advice but that is all. As said, bypass the sidestand switch, then you may have to...
The world is full of clowns and the problem is some of them touch motorcycles.......The wires weren't even soldered just twisted together!
But have you removed the stator/rec/reg connector, if not that will be the next one to catch you out
Bit hard to tell but if the burnt wires are the stator wires I would think that this was because they weren't insulated from each other properly,...
Guess I should have googled it first before asking:redface:
I'm guessing the VFRness has connectors on it, so there we go again, be fine till it starts to corrode again
Connectors are put there for ease of assembly, can you imagine the assembly line soldering up the wires so we wouldn't have these problems down...
Rock the bike away from you and kick a small piece of wood about 1 inch thick under the center stand, go to the other side and do the same under...
Anybody know what a Post Tortise is?
Lint, 694 posts and you still had that connector there
Have you had a look at the connector between the stator and rec/reg, I doubt this would be the problem but it needs checking anyway BEFORE it...
Mike, congratulations, you are the first one to have had charging problems on a VFR........................... TODAY ..............do the...
And just for one second I really thought he was onto something. Problem is we have never been able to establish that if from new soldering and...
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