Mark-
I was experiencing the same syndrome on my bike, which made me reluctant
to ride it very far! Pulling out the regulator/rectifier, I found that
one of the three diodes was shorted, producing almost enough current
to run the bike, but not enough to charge the battery. After an hour
or so of riding, the battery was discharged enough to not start again!
Replacing the reg/rect solved the problem! Bring back the kickstarts!
Pops
A036
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From: forum-owner@europaclub.org.uk
europa-builder@ntlworld.com
Subject: Re: voltmeter vs ammeter [was: LEDs]
I can jump on the bike, hit the start button, ride for an hour but not be
able
to start again at the other end (I wish they'd bring back kick start... not
much in a Europa at 5000 ft though).
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europa-builder@ntlworld.com
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