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Hello!
We have a really great looking '85 GL1200 out here that belonged to an older fellow who no longer can ride.
The bike was going through batteries on a regular basis, it wasn't rode very often, and during a conversation with the Deka Battery dealer who warrantied one of the batteries that "went bad" in the bike he stated the battery had been charged backwards...
There was a portion of a "Battery Buddy" left on the bike when we got it, not connected any longer, and just a guess this may have been the culprit thinking the bikes owner may have accidentally charged the battery over the winter backwards.
Anyway, I put a new battery in the bike and it started fine, and I was tickled all over, but then.....
The next day I was getting ready to get the clutch working, and replace the brakes and she wouldn't start?
No spark on any of the plugs, and today, just tinkering around I found 354 ohms on one PG, yellow and yellow/whiteand 2.320 MOHM's blue and blue/whiteon the other.
The coils are getting voltage, I'm not sure how to check for a pulse on the other side with my Fluke Meter, or if its possible.
Is there a method to testing the ICU? Would one PG being bad keep the system from firing at all?
I left the battery on the bike over that one night, we did notice something different, and I have never owned a bike this new,(we ride a '79 CBX, and a '75 CB750 that are our newest bikes)but when connecting the battery there was a small spark as if the bike was turned on, but nothing was?
I sure could use a suggestion or two, and we sure would greatly appreciate it! I can't wait to take this rascal around the country just a bit!
Thanks in Advance! Terry
Hello!
We have a really great looking '85 GL1200 out here that belonged to an older fellow who no longer can ride.
The bike was going through batteries on a regular basis, it wasn't rode very often, and during a conversation with the Deka Battery dealer who warrantied one of the batteries that "went bad" in the bike he stated the battery had been charged backwards...
There was a portion of a "Battery Buddy" left on the bike when we got it, not connected any longer, and just a guess this may have been the culprit thinking the bikes owner may have accidentally charged the battery over the winter backwards.
Anyway, I put a new battery in the bike and it started fine, and I was tickled all over, but then.....
The next day I was getting ready to get the clutch working, and replace the brakes and she wouldn't start?
No spark on any of the plugs, and today, just tinkering around I found 354 ohms on one PG, yellow and yellow/whiteand 2.320 MOHM's blue and blue/whiteon the other.
The coils are getting voltage, I'm not sure how to check for a pulse on the other side with my Fluke Meter, or if its possible.
Is there a method to testing the ICU? Would one PG being bad keep the system from firing at all?
I left the battery on the bike over that one night, we did notice something different, and I have never owned a bike this new,(we ride a '79 CBX, and a '75 CB750 that are our newest bikes)but when connecting the battery there was a small spark as if the bike was turned on, but nothing was?
I sure could use a suggestion or two, and we sure would greatly appreciate it! I can't wait to take this rascal around the country just a bit!
Thanks in Advance! Terry