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i have a 1983 KZ1100 A3 Shaft i am wondering what charges the battery when i am riding .... i can bye a new batt. and its great and then 2 weeks later its dead... put it on the batt charger its starts right up ride for 1-2h park- turn it off and go to re-start it and its dead...... or at red lights it wants to die like the batt is to low..... what could i replace ?

I don't know your bike specifically but it maybe be a Stator issue.

Could be a stator thing, could be the regulator, could be a short in the system, could be the battery is just tired.

That being said, here is an idea.

I had electrical problems. I installed a voltmeter across the ignition power so that I could see what the regulator was doing to my power. It was really good to have to help with diagnostics of the charging system, and the current voltage level of the battery.

I would check for ohms across the disconnected battery leads with the key off to rule out a system short. then I would check the voltage with a voltmeter at different times (before during after rides) to determine if the battery is even getting charge from your bike.

Get your battery tested.

Look into getting a new regulator.

Best of luck,

Q

1st get yourself a meter as suggested.check your battery power across posts with bike shut off .then check the power across terminals with bike running and see if there is any differance,if your charging system is putting out the voltage should increase with the motor running.

For 16 bucks from Schucks I got a little dash mount voltmeter. That is what I installed for on board continuous monitoring.