John P

Thanks for all the advise! I took the battery over to an auto store and they did a load test and verified it's a ok. So I thought I would do the ohm test on the stator. I took off the left side panel and think I'm staring at the stator wire connection.. three wires in and out right by the fuse box. Can't for the life of me get the male to unmount the female so to speak. Pushing on the little tab. Etc. Does this look like the right connection? Any advise for this novice?

Hello All Recently bought a 2006 RSV. Road it 2 hours home. When I got home I couldn't restart to pull it into the garage because the battery was dead. (I had the radio on during the ride home but on no volume as I hadn't figured out how to turn it off yet ). Charged up the battery (which the prev owner said was only 3 month old). It was reading at over 12V when done. Road the bike to work all that week 20 min one way (radio on only last trip). Took it for a 1 hour test ride on the weekend and the radio cut in and out at the end of the ride seemingly tied to the amount of throttle I gave it. Bike stopped just as I was pulling back into my driveway and again the battery was dead. Recharged the battery. It sat cold for a few days after charging. Now it shows 13V cold and about 14.4V when running which i think is in spec. Running volts seems to hold pretty well through different RPMS. I did an amp test and couldn't detect any draw when off (but I'm not super confident I did it right). My plan now is to get a second battery so I don't get stuck while testing. Run it for a few trips with no accessories on and test the battery frequently to see if it is holding. Thinking of installing a permanent volt meter so I can detect charging issues while riding. I just have a gut feeling that the audio system is draining too much juice. Is there an easy way to test that? Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated!