Good day everyone!
All is well today I hope! I am 3/4 of the way through my spring ride and have broke down in Burley Idaho, and had the 08 Norge Flat Decked to Boise (friends home).
The trip so far has been fabulous with stops in Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming!
The Norge was running fine until yesterday when it started to falter on I 84 at Burley. I was stopping there to take a picture (a friends last name too).
When I hit the off ramp the bike stalled and wouldn't restart. I carry a small jumper kit and restarted it but it would not run without excessive throttle. I did the primary checks of fuses, cleaned the terminals etc. and then I got a new battery. I got the bike to an auto parts place and tested the charging system. It identified a failed regulator/rectifier.
The voltage across the battery is 11.4 or less at 2000 RPM.
I replaced the alternator assembly last year because the voltage was at 12.4 across the battery. Of course it's an offshore brand (supplied by my dealer in BC).
I am curious as to the cause of the failure, and if the regulator on the Store (OEM Guzzi Voltage Regulator – 06+) will work?
Thanks for checking out the post and I hope I haven't reposted something that is already there? I did a search but didn't find anything quite like this!
Cheers
Mark
All is well today I hope! I am 3/4 of the way through my spring ride and have broke down in Burley Idaho, and had the 08 Norge Flat Decked to Boise (friends home).
The trip so far has been fabulous with stops in Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming!
The Norge was running fine until yesterday when it started to falter on I 84 at Burley. I was stopping there to take a picture (a friends last name too).
When I hit the off ramp the bike stalled and wouldn't restart. I carry a small jumper kit and restarted it but it would not run without excessive throttle. I did the primary checks of fuses, cleaned the terminals etc. and then I got a new battery. I got the bike to an auto parts place and tested the charging system. It identified a failed regulator/rectifier.
The voltage across the battery is 11.4 or less at 2000 RPM.
I replaced the alternator assembly last year because the voltage was at 12.4 across the battery. Of course it's an offshore brand (supplied by my dealer in BC).
I am curious as to the cause of the failure, and if the regulator on the Store (OEM Guzzi Voltage Regulator – 06+) will work?
Thanks for checking out the post and I hope I haven't reposted something that is already there? I did a search but didn't find anything quite like this!
Cheers
Mark