Sounds like alternator to me. Can we get a readout of the voltages on the bike while turned off, and while running at about 2000 RPMs? Perhaps the wires from the alternator aren't hooked up correctly.
On Jul 15, 2012, at 21:49 PM, Kyle Munz wrote: > A mild short would cause that or dirty switches mebbe? > > -Kyle > > > On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 9:47 PM, Paul <p...@hondanighthawks.net> wrote: > Hey everyone! > > The question below was posted from my website. Please share your thoughts. > > > > Paul LeBoutillier > www.hondanighthawks.net > > Paul, > > Can you or maybe some of your contacts help me? I have an 83 nighthawk 550 > and have changed the battery, stator,regulator/rectifier and the battery > keeps going dead after 45 minutes of riding or when it just sits for a couple > of days. Any and all ideas are welcomed. I dont want to sell the bike because > I'm broke. What am I missing. According to all my measurements with an > electric meter everything is working correctly. > > Pulling my hair out, > Aaron Magnan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
