What did you do to your bike today?

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These have been shipped, specially made for me :)

Dual Halo and dual 55w HID's that both run at the same time.
 
Stuck 5 miles away from home, pushed it and ridden on cycling paths for 2 miles to nearest fast food...

Whilst sittings and waiting I did some googling my symptoms are sounding like the rectifier or regulator
 
IC3 said:
Stuck 5 miles away from home, pushed it and ridden on cycling paths for 2 miles to nearest fast food...

Whilst sittings and waiting I did some googling my symptoms are sounding like the rectifier or regulator
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Did you buy it brand new? I can't remember, if so then get it back to the dealer as you've not had it that long bits like that shouldn't be failing.
 
those lights look awesome ace

@IC3 pretty sure its rectifier,your just running of the stored battery power and the bike isn't putting any charge back into it,so you eventually conk out
 
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Exactly the same thing that happened to my Triumph Speed4. Took the stator apart and it was black, burned out, replaced it. Next ride battery went flat AGAIN. Replaced reg/rec with a Compufire series import from the States.
 
I'm home, walked it the recovery said they'll be here in 2-3 hours on top of that 1h of fixing it, sod that...

Its 2nd hand, I've done around 1300-1400 miles so its at 6k. It's 3 years old.

If it is the rectifier, I'll fix it and thinking of selling it. Will buy a jap, I passed CBT on Honda CG 125 with 38k on the clock the owner said it hasn't missed a beep apart from general servicing.
 
Honda's are awful for Reg/Rec problems....just saying. Pretty much every Honda built in the 90's and 2000's either has had, or will have a failed one!
 
Sagalout said:
Honda's are awful for Reg/Rec problems....just saying. Pretty much every Honda built in the 90's and 2000's either has had, or will have a failed one!
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The most common fault on duke's seems to be the stator failing... I'll take it to a mechanic tomorrow just to double check if it is the reg/rec, I don't want to spend 40 quid just to find out its something else. :(
 
four Kawasaki's and none have failed (touch wood);)

ive had the same thing happen though but it turns out the battery had died
 
My Japanese bike had a recall for its rectifier which I had replaced earlier this year. Get it fixed and carry on with the KTM imo. It's a much nicer bike than a naked jap 125 (unless you want to drop a packet on an MT125).
 
Sorry for not quoting others posts, I was too tired (still am.)

MowyTone said:
My Honda Shadows reg/rect failed. that was within 2 years from brand new
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Reg and Rect are 2 seprate pieces which are placed in the same chamber/place, right? I'm a newbie when it comes to mechanics, I only know how a 1 cylinder 2T engine works on a carburettor.

wazza300 said:
four Kawasaki's and none have failed (touch wood);)

ive had the same thing happen though but it turns out the battery had died
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I'm seriously thinking of buying a Ninja 300 (not sure if ER6-F wouldn't be better for travelling longer distances), I want to improve my skills for when I buy a sport bike and would love to go on track in the near future. My duke limits me with the foot pegs... here are pictures of my chicken strips, laugh all you want. But these are cheap Indonesian tyres which squared out fairly quickly. :eek:

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BTW I would prefer it to be the battery, as in before I changed it. I would laugh at my bad luck if it was the current battery at fault. :p

gcaster said:
My Japanese bike had a recall for its rectifier which I had replaced earlier this year. Get it fixed and carry on with the KTM imo. It's a much nicer bike than a naked jap 125 (unless you want to drop a packet on an MT125).
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Yeah, the KTM was my choice due to its size and tyre width compared to other 125's. I was looking at varadero, but couldn't find any decent ones...

So rectifier is a common issue than? It's not that uncommon, is it?

Cheers chaps for the tips and advice :)
 
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regulator/rectifier is the same thing,its like a heatsink block usually up around the rear shock with two wire plugs connected to it

it might be a poor earth as it bolts/touches the bikes frame,they can just fail it depends but id certainly clean the earth up then get it tested

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it governs how much charge it puts back into your battery from the engine,if its not putting enough in then the battery will eventually go flat as you ride along

EDIT: stick with your ktm and fix it,we all feel like that when they play up
 
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There's a place called Westcountry Windings that will check and rewind the stator if that's the problem.
I have only ever heard good things about them.
They do/did a lot of the Beta trials stators (common problem a few years back).

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Mines just under the seat above the wheel exposed from underneath rather than actually under the seat if you know what I mean.

Always wondered what it was until wazza posted that pic :p
 
What a refined tune for such a task, such as finding some technical drawings of the Duke to see where the rectifier is.


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I think it might be under this plastic cover thing under the seat, too dark to fiddle with it today...

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That feeling when a 'premium' brand such as KTM doesn't include technical drawings of the bike and a chinese company does (use to have a chinese moped.)
 
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