gharknes

Burnt connector on the yellow wires from the stator will indicate a coil gone bad in the stator "1 of 3", the effect this has is reduced charging and extra load on the remaining 2 coils/yellow wires, this will cause them to overheat and burn the plastic connector, if there is no stress showing on this connector then I'd go for the RR or associated wiring, check all the connectors first, check the condition of the fuse to the left of the battery under a little black plastic cover, it's located just outside the frame near/in front of the RR.

OK, if you have put a battery in the bike that has some sort of charge and you are still not getting lights etc, then you have a main fuse gone somewhere, this I have no doubt, did you check the fuse I referred to in my post, it is to the left of the back of the tank where the RR feeds too, this has some heavy wires that go to the starter motor and also feed the battery from the charging circuit, there is a fuse in there, when your bike is electrially dead like you describe it should be very easy to find the problem, is there any heavy sparking when you try to connect the battery up, if not then this could be good, good luck hope you find it.

if your battery was completely dead then it is unlikely you have damaged anything although it would depend on how much energy the jumper source had, there are two main fuses on my bird (99) just to the left of the tank rear, these will kill eveything if gone, not sure of location on a 98

it really coul be as simple as a charging or electrical problem.........when you try to turn over does your dash lights dim.............anyway .... it's an engine and your a mechanic, don't even consider going back to the rip off merchants

I live in Thailand and it is extremely difficult to get stuff here for big bikes, there is a secondhand market or if in Bangkok you may have a chance.

it seems that EK do a chain and the rivet link has like threads and nut on it that you turn with socket once fitted, this compresses the rivet and forms the rivet end, seems to be a good job, no special tools required ??

OK so just to clarify, you guys forced something down the center hole of the stock pipes - right down a far as the feed into the baffle, this then means you effectively have a straight through system, is this correct, how much force did you use, I'd be scared of damaging something doing such an irrreversable act ?

as mentioned, a plug lead or plug cap with loose fitting will cause this, easy to find on a car but no as accessable on a bike

Anybody out there fitted the rivet type link without the tool and if so how ? or Can anyone that has seen the tool/link suggest a method to complete the task without using the official tool Also if I buy the chain from DID and it has 114 links, how do I get it down to 110 ? cheers in advance

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:::::you imply belief that loud pipes are somehow contributing to your safety:::: yes i am and it does, it pays to be seen and heard, it is not a substitute for safe riding and no-one implied that, I currently ride in Thailand, trust me when I say "every little helps" I often pump my horn to let people know I am there (stock pipes) according to your statement, maybe we should turn lights off and be as quiet as possible......what ??? perhaps there may be some truth in what you say while driving at night when both cars and bikes can only be seen as a light or lights, caution is always best, when a driver looks toward oncoming traffic and sees a mass of headlights, it is very difficult to pick out the bike at the front which could be considerably closer. Adjust your driving to the conditions, darkness - rain - fog etc. Being heard is a good thing for driving around town, especially in Thailand, it's of little or no use when on motorways or major roads.

he did not say he was leaving his safety to loud pipes (what a stupid post) the point here is - anything that improves safety is very welcome, we ride with lights on.......is that relying on your lights for safety ?? every little helps PS, sound travels forward too

First of all, does anyone have the data on the rear front/front rear brake distribution, can't see it in the manual. Secondly I was surprised to see that the feed from the front to rear caliper activates 2 pistons and the main rear foot pedal only one, wouldn't this have been better the other way round ? can it be changed Also can the rear foot pedal be adjusted, I find it a bit high for my footwear

when accelerating hard in second gear a serious wobble when the front wheel lifted due to a bump in the road, I know this is caused by me pulling on either bar uneven when its in the air and coming down out of line, hard to contol I know when under extreme acceleration, perhaps my head needs tightened up a little on the bearing

mine are under the tank

fuse ?

When I installed my HID I found it difficult to get the high beam at the correct level without making the low beam too high, so tonight I fiddled about with the bulbs and specifically the angle they sit in the holder, all things being equal you would think if both bulbs are mounted the same way as the stock bulbs then the beams should be as they where before........well not so, I put a slight downward angle on the high beam bulb in its holder and hey presto I now have a high beam pointing forward as opposed to slightly downward, using the adjusters just didn't work, when the high beam was correct the low beam was too high Just thought I'd post this, maybe others have same problem perhaps don't even realise.

yeh it does only happen at around 1500, but not much you can do when in trafic at 10mph or slowing down to traffic lights or such like, I end up just pulling the clutch in and free wheel........when stationary it is very easy to notice if i hold the revs at about 1500.........it sounds like only 2 pots are firing.

well my chugging at slow speeds is getting worse, I changed the plugs and it seemed to help for a short time, it is also a little rough at idle so I think I may have something wrong, fuel consumption seems to have gone up as well, will try carb cleaner next then I don't know, fuel pressure regulator may need checked also It is getting very annoying, so bad that if I'm going really slow I pull the clutch in to disengage the drive, otherwise it get really rough any other ideas ?

well i'm lost, if a shim wears the valve doesn't open as far as it should and you get noise as the cam lobe slaps the shim due to the larger gap, can someone explain what "tighter means"

why both ?

i would say exactly the opposite, as the bulb is failing it requires less power allowing the voltage to rise slightly under less load it would be interesting to hear how other peoples perform over time, although remember bikes are hard on bulbs - unlike cars we run our lights 100% of the time

why do you need new ? I am wondering that your display is backlit so probably only need to replace the bulbs..............can you describe more about what went down

i'll stick my neck out here and say the only thing that could cause your problem is a failing rectifier/regulator resulting in high voltage, i would get this replaced as soon as possble otherwise you may find yourself replacing more expencive items than bulbs. the voltage between each of the 3 yellow wires coming from the stator should be around 50vAC, the bird has a 3 phase stator and would be difficult to get more power from it, same with the battery so the one thing in your charging circuit the controls voltage is the RR

When new the HID need to go through a burn in phase. If you're charging system is good, you should have no problems after a couple of hours run through them. +1... Obby has it right... The "instant bright", slight dimming, and then "steady bright" is normal for HID... just enjoy the greater light and don't sweat it. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS IT IS GOOD, ALMOST GOD LIKE, People know you are there because from a distance you are right behind, nice thing out in thailand is you have a bike that out shines the average pickup, they own the roads here but not any more COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL, i love it. HID is just hideous....................................i have scared people already, they pull over to let me past love it........................but also it is safe here........more awareness