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I have been expecting this!! 1980 GS1000S

Vmass

Vmass

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I knew the time would come when I needed to address the electrical system. I have dreaded this day, as I know it is very technical and will not be easy for me.

I replaced the battery last year with the fiberglass mat type and it stayed on trickle charger all year. It has worked fine this season for my short rides.

Yesterday I did about twelve miles and went to get an inspection sticker. When leaving, I noticed a little pause when I hit the start button. Rode another 10 miles or so back home, shut the bike off and it did not have enough juice to start up again.

Some of you may know that this bike was sitting in a basement untouched for 10 years before I picked it up last year. Other than a new battery, no electrical components are new.

Is there an obvious part swap that I can start with?
 
Dunno is reading those mysterious charging tests right now ,cuz he's tired of short rides.
 
Hi Vmass. I'm no electrical guru either.If you want to replace something the stator and r/r would be my first instinct,also as said clean connections,good grounds.Verify the battery is up to snuff even though its new.

The previous advice on the stator papers is correct as we know.
 
The only way to sort out a situation like this is to use the flow chart in the Stator Papers and determine where the problem lies. It is not difficult. Armed with a $10 digit multimeter, you should fairly quickly determine where the problems are.

It might help to clean all the contacts you can see first, especially from the stator to the R/R and those to the fuse block. Your problem might just be that simple but don't guess, check it out.

Let usknow what you find.

Good luck,
Spyug
 
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