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Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:06 pm
by BAT
I'm thinking yes. Almost all of the lights are burned out and it doesn't look good around the plastic seam of the VR. The battery sizzles a little after running it too.
Shouldn't it only be like 14V at most?
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:16 pm
by haunter
yeah like 14.8 at most
VR is bad!
the early r6 or yzf600 ones are waaaay better to replace the stock one with
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:22 pm
by megaloxana
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:25 pm
by 95FZR600
Was the battery sizzling an indication? LOL
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:20 pm
by billy_awesome
Get that VR off your bike and don't run with it again unless you want to replace all your lights and battery!
I upgraded to a YZF VR, best decision in my life...................................ever.
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:22 pm
by megaloxana
Check your battery levels. Chances are the acid evaporated a good bit.
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:25 am
by BAT
This could be why I got the bike so cheap. Pretty cheap fix though.
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:03 am
by shredex
where the hell do you even find an 18v motorcycle battery??
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:03 am
by sweekster
shredex wrote:where the hell do you even find an 18v motorcycle battery??
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:20 am
by M in KC
Angus sez ...
Check your battery and change/upgrade your VR before you start seeing collateral damage to other electronics due to your current VR's failure.
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:28 am
by BAT
shredex wrote:where the hell do you even find an 18v motorcycle battery??
Thanks for the morning laugh.
Yea, I won't even start the bike until I get one in there. I wonder if its what ruined the fuel pump, or vice versa. The swapped in tach doesn't work either, but the old one does. The cluster is broke.
The YZF regulators seem to be going pretty cheap on ebay.
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:58 am
by dru86
my VR cooked the tacho, fuel pump and numerous lights. The main fuse holder was a melted mess too.
Re: Is 18V high voltage?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:14 pm
by BAT
Well, I guess I can't complain too much. Its the reason I got the bike for the price I did. Fuel pump and VR are cheap. Finding a decent looking tach/cluster may be another story.