Yesterday I rode for about 3 hours and she rode like a dream. Only problem was the headlight didn't work. Then today I go to start her up and I fiddle with one of the fuses and voila, headlamp works again. But then the bike ran like absolute crap, pretty much on one cylinder.
I think what happens is, the battery (12v4a liquid cell) is below the voltage required to kick the headlamp relay, so the bike runs well. Then as soon as I get her over 3k rpm she suddenly stalls on me and I think it's because the light turns on and draws a ton of current.
The electrical on this thing is a major pain. The wires get really hot and I think one of the fuse beds melted at one point in the bikes life. There's a 15amp fuse in the headlamp, a 25 in the main, 20 in ignition and another 25 in the turn signals I believe. Is this correct? Does my situation sound familiar to anyone?
I think what happens is, the battery (12v4a liquid cell) is below the voltage required to kick the headlamp relay, so the bike runs well. Then as soon as I get her over 3k rpm she suddenly stalls on me and I think it's because the light turns on and draws a ton of current.
The electrical on this thing is a major pain. The wires get really hot and I think one of the fuse beds melted at one point in the bikes life. There's a 15amp fuse in the headlamp, a 25 in the main, 20 in ignition and another 25 in the turn signals I believe. Is this correct? Does my situation sound familiar to anyone?