1985 gs1150es charging problems

[anthonygs1000]

I have a gs1150es with 5090miles that the battery light is on and after i ride the bike for twenty mins it has a problem turning over the first thing i did was to take the regulator/rectifier out now i have a ohmmeter but the service manual says I need a suzuki meter ? there is a

b/w y y y R in the book to show the direction to hold the reg/rec what do i do next ? HELP thanks anthony

[bonanzadave]

I have a gs1150es with 5090miles that the battery light is on

Youre missing a sensor in one cell of your battery. The light is a battery water level warning. It has nothing to do with weather the bike is charging or not. Find the wire that went to the sensor and connect it to the + battery post and the light will go out.

after i ride the bike for twenty mins it has a problem turning over the first thing i did was to take the regulator/rectifier out now i have a ohmmeter but the service manual says I need a suzuki meter ?

You need a volt meter. With the Bike running about 2k RPMs check the battery voltage. It should be over 14vdc. If not you have a bad RR or stator. Read the Stator Papers in the Garage section on the GSR home page.

[Guest]

your battery may be toast, the light is just a fluid level indicator, ^^^ what he said

[Nessism]

After the battery is sorted out you can check out the charging system using this tutorial...http://www.thegsresources.com/garage/gs_statorfacts.htm