Guest tx2sturgis Posted July 22, 2009 Share #51 Posted July 22, 2009 By 1800 tomorrow we want a (hopefully!) final report!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted July 22, 2009 Share #52 Posted July 22, 2009 Damn, I have a complete charging setup for a Roadstar that I'm sure would have worked for parts and pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted July 22, 2009 Share #53 Posted July 22, 2009 Damn, I have a complete charging setup for a Roadstar that I'm sure would have worked for parts and pieces. Dang...well there ya go...hey what are you doing home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBeaver Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share #54 Posted July 22, 2009 Damn, I have a complete charging setup for a Roadstar that I'm sure would have worked for parts and pieces. Well shucks... I just checked and the rectifier/regulator is a different part number. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBeaver Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share #55 Posted July 23, 2009 Picked up the regulator/rectifier this morning and installed it. I also pulled the grounding bolt out cleaned it really well and reinstalled it; it had some corrosion and dirt on it but it was not all that bad. Checked the voltage delivered through the battery leads as well as a few other places and it was around 13.6-13.9V as expected (NOTE: The voltage was rock steady after I cleaned the grounding bolt). Rode highway speeds for just about 3 hours, circling Lubbock (it is about 32 miles, I wrote down incorrect information earlier). After about 200 miles I pulled into the garage and everything seemed to be fine. Ran some other errands, filled up and am all set to take off before the first sparrow fart tomorrow morning for my trip. I realize this wasn't a complicated issue but hopefully the information that has been discussed here may be helpful to someone else along the way. Thank you again for those of you that contributed, it is greatly appreciated. Rick M. (well, I suppose is more accurate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tx2sturgis Posted July 23, 2009 Share #56 Posted July 23, 2009 Well this is excellent news Rick...looks like the trip is on! BTW...where are you headed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBeaver Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share #57 Posted July 24, 2009 Well this is excellent news Rick...looks like the trip is on! BTW...where are you headed? I am headed up to Michigan (to see some family) with a stop in Iowa and Illinois (for more family visiting). http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=38055 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spear Posted August 5, 2009 Share #58 Posted August 5, 2009 Rick, Obviously get a new battery, Ventures are prone to what some of us call sudden death syndome, battery simply pukes for no apparent reason. Now the 1st thing I would do is change the hookup on the driving lights. I always hook mine directly to the battery with it's own fuse and hooked to a relay for switched power. If the driving lights were installed by a dealer and in accordance with the Yamaha instructions, it's going through the ignition switch, thats a bad choice and needs also to be changed. Dont rule out that the ignition switch isn't going bad either, happens all the time on the older G2's. Look also for the driving lights wire that runs by the fork stops by the upper triple tree for being pinched and arcing out. Make sure also to check and make sure the Regulator/rectifier is working right. Just some random thoughts that I'm throwing out, let us know of your progress and we'll help you get it figured out Geez Squid. Did you forget anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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