[dave d]

hi ive got a 1989 gl1500 whilst out rideing the enginge just stopped at the traffic lights,on tickover,i recharged the battery and the lights were bright but after a couple of minutes they dimed the battery was discharging so i replaced the battery,no better the bike ran for a couple of miles and again at the lights just died.
i had the altenator checked it was faulty so i replaced it and put it on trickle charge and a week later i decided to go out on it the lights were blinding and the battery was charging at 14.2 volts i got less than a mile and the engine just died again on tickover,the lights were dim so we put a battery pack on it to try to get it back home-no joy.this problem is driving me crazy and becoming expensive.
COULD ANYONE PLEASE HELP REGARDS DAVE

 

[Jbo24]

I would have the new alternator checked. It may not be working properly.

 

[ronzilla]

... Howdy ... Anymore With Electronics Just Because It's New Doesn't Mean It's Good ... Happy Trails ...

 

[adztlrs]

Check Fuel, Ignition, or compression. losing compression is rare, If there's spark when trying to restart it isn't that or timing off in defective black box, loss of fuel, maybe filter, pump failure? But if there's 12 volts or better on battery when it dies and ignition on there should be no shorts in wiring. try monitoring the voltage and drive till it dies again.

 

[detdrbuzzard]

Check Fuel, Ignition, or compression. losing compression is rare, If there's spark when trying to restart it isn't that or timing off in defective black box, loss of fuel, maybe filter, pump failure? But if there's 12 volts or better on battery when it dies and ignition on there should be no shorts in wiring. try monitoring the voltage and drive till it dies again.

hello adztlrs, welcome to GWOF!! hopefully he's figured it out by now the post is from 2009

 

[budoka]

Ditto on what the Doc said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[GoldWingKing]

Old news is better than no news. Maybe he has been waiting 6 years for an answer...

Welcome Adztlrs, thanks for your input, it sure may help someone.!!

 

[JRH]

Just because it's an old post doesn't mean use newbies don't have the same problems!

 

[Hallct]

Just because it's an old post doesn't mean use newbies don't have the same problems!

Well said, a riders best friend is a cell phone, and a OHM and VOLT meter.:wink2: