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been gone a while. New job, new hobbies etc etc. Anyway...
'95 w/ Lancer carb set up raptor petcock mini battery
Bike just died the other day while riding with some friends. No warning, no popping...just stopped. Assumed Id run out of gas though it'll usually give me a hiccup or two before dying so I crank it right back up, no problem, and proceed to the nearest gas station. I actually had run out of gas..almost (left it on reserve). Anyway I fill up, and am about to pull out in traffic and it dies again, no warning. I go for a short ride with friends and this happens several more times. Each time it starts right back up. Each time this happens at idle. The final time this happened i saw my lights dim just a bit and got going again in time to save it from dying. The rest of the last mile home I have to keep the revs consistantly high in 1st to keep from stalling at every stop sign. I just cleaned the carb a few weeks ago, just oiled my KN filter and have had no issues until yesterday. My idle speed is correct. My next thought is that my mini battery is going bad (bought a cheapo chinese version off ebay 2 years ago) and not taking a full charge or that my alternator isnt putting out a proper charge. Well...I took out my battery, checked it with a volt meter and it's just where it should be. Just for kicks i put on the charger and the charger agrees...full charge which means that 1 - the battery is still good 2 - the alternator is still charging. Terminals are clean, battery cables arent corroded. Went up and down the wiring harness several times looking for shorts or opens of any kind to no avail. Now im kerflunkered. Voltage regulator maybe?
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