Jumped VFR with Car...R/R or Stator?!

3 weeks ago I rushed into work, and left my bike on the "on" position, effectively draining my battery when I wanted to go home (sometimes I have more common sense than a 14 yr old girl...not this time). Couldnt pop start it, so i charged battery with trickle charger for 15 minutes, then jumped it with a car. (Car was not turned on, just key to on switch). It worked, I charged my battery the next 2 days and we were back.

After about 2 weeks of riding fine, I came out of the bank and the bike started slower, went to another store, came out, it wouldnt start at all, dead battery. I jump started with a car again, but it only went 1 mile, then died. So I parked it, took battery, charged it for 3 hours, then put it back in and it started and I got it home.

So 4 possibilities, battery, stator, wiring/connections or R/R.

Not Battery, it was holding the charges, just not getting charged while riding.
R/R I changed 10,000 miles ago (at 25,000), could it of went again?
Stator, Ive never touched this thing, any way to check?
Connections, maybe one melted.

SO basically could jumping it with a car blow up the stator or R/R? How do I use a volt meter to check it, if need be? any masterminds know what it is, so i can just buy a new one?!

 

"House call for Rubo..."

Meantime start by reading this

http://vfrworld.com/forums/5th-gene...how-fix-common-regulator-stator-failures.html

then post up your findings...

Hopefully this will give you reassurance that accepting a boost start from a car battery (provided the engine was not running) was not the cause of your problems. Jump Starting a Bike



SkiMad