I've been commuting on my airhead for a few days and when I went to start it yesterday for the trip home the battery was down on charge enough for the startere to be slower that normal. The bike started OK and ran without a problem.
I put the battery on charge overnight with a modern Saito charger, it was showing 50% charge after the 5 mile run home, and it was showing 75% this morning but I don't know if it had gone through a clever cycling process during the night. The battery is four years old.
The bike started perfectly this morning but I noticed that the voltmeter reading higher than usual being up near to 14 volts.
Do I have a rectifier issue? Is the rectifier part of the alternator? What is the best replacement for a bike that is used regularly and does not need to be factory original?
Will around 14 volts knacker the battery or am I safe to continue using it until I get the problem fixed?
Thanks in advance for any assistance on this issue.
I put the battery on charge overnight with a modern Saito charger, it was showing 50% charge after the 5 mile run home, and it was showing 75% this morning but I don't know if it had gone through a clever cycling process during the night. The battery is four years old.
The bike started perfectly this morning but I noticed that the voltmeter reading higher than usual being up near to 14 volts.
Do I have a rectifier issue? Is the rectifier part of the alternator? What is the best replacement for a bike that is used regularly and does not need to be factory original?
Will around 14 volts knacker the battery or am I safe to continue using it until I get the problem fixed?
Thanks in advance for any assistance on this issue.
