Hayabusa133
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I need Help PLEASE......I have a 2006 Suzuki Hayabusa with 33000 Miles...I installed a Shorai Lithium Battery 11 months ago which worked Excellent up until approx 3 weeks ago....My problem is : my bike was working great except for a bad front wheel bearing so I Parked it up for abt 3 weeks until I installed the new bearings.....however the battery went completely dead so I had to jump start the bike with my car.....she stared up fine I rode a short distance and the battery charged up fine.....about a week after I rode the same distance with the high beam on this time and the bike didn't want to start back up so I had to jump start it again, I left the bike idling for a while abt. 5 minutes and the battery went completely dead and the bike shut off...I jumped started it again and rode a longer distance trying to keep the RPM above 7000...when I reached home, I switched off the bike and started it again, the bike fired right back up...
I bought a multimeter and did some tests using my Haynes Manual and came up with the following results:
Bike switched off Battery voltage = 13.1V
Bike idling at 1150 RPM (Low beam headlight ONLY)= 12.5V
Bike @ 5000RPM (Low Beam Headlight ONLY)= 13.2V
Bike @ 5000RPM (Low Beam and High beam on) = 12.6V
After testing with High and Low beam on battery voltage dropped to 12.9 when bike was switched off...
The manual said that @5000 with both High and low beam the charging voltage should be 13.5V to 15.0V...It also goes on to say that if the charging voltage is less than 13.5 (like what I'm experiencing) it is possible that the stator ( Alternator) is faulty....Also that if the voltage is above 15V then the regulator/rectifier will be faulty...
I would like to know if anyone else experienced this problem?
Would changing my Stator fix this problem?
Should I also change the Regulator/Rectifier?
Could my battery be faulty because I allowed it to be completely drained?
Did I damage my Stator when I jumped the bike with the car running?
Any help will be GREATLY appreciated .....
Thanking you
Mark R.
I bought a multimeter and did some tests using my Haynes Manual and came up with the following results:
Bike switched off Battery voltage = 13.1V
Bike idling at 1150 RPM (Low beam headlight ONLY)= 12.5V
Bike @ 5000RPM (Low Beam Headlight ONLY)= 13.2V
Bike @ 5000RPM (Low Beam and High beam on) = 12.6V
After testing with High and Low beam on battery voltage dropped to 12.9 when bike was switched off...
The manual said that @5000 with both High and low beam the charging voltage should be 13.5V to 15.0V...It also goes on to say that if the charging voltage is less than 13.5 (like what I'm experiencing) it is possible that the stator ( Alternator) is faulty....Also that if the voltage is above 15V then the regulator/rectifier will be faulty...
I would like to know if anyone else experienced this problem?
Would changing my Stator fix this problem?
Should I also change the Regulator/Rectifier?
Could my battery be faulty because I allowed it to be completely drained?
Did I damage my Stator when I jumped the bike with the car running?
Any help will be GREATLY appreciated .....
Thanking you
Mark R.