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engine stalling and flat battery

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:34 pm
by mickallen85
i wonder if any of you can help.
iv got a 1991 zxr400 restricted and having serious headache problems
the bike starts well but after a couple of miles on the road,lights go out then stalls.
its as though the battery completely flat but is the second brand new battery fitted.any help please

Re: engine stalling and flat battery

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:58 pm
by RedexRobB
welcome to the forum mate.

sounds like your regulator to me, had the same problem on another bike i had, fully charge then two miles down the road it all dies, was quite funny when i put the indicator on and the bike would fire up and die in synch with the indicator! :smt003

If you can, get a multimeter and check the voltage across the battery terminals, i believe there should be a certain voltage across them while the engine is running. That should pretty much confirm your rectifier/regulator has gone.