sandwave

Thanks! Yup, didn't look right to me. I'll go through the steps you suggest, and no, I won't be running it in the meantime ... guess I'll have to take my 82 CBX instead... darn... :-) Dominic

I've not had confidence in the charging system on my 02 leMans for a while (flickering battery light, left me with no power once then I changed the battery). I've been using a battery tender to make sure it stays up, but thought I'd look into it further today. To my surprise, the voltage across the battery terminals at ~3,000 rpm got over 17V. My first thought was a dead regulator, but then I found another thread in here that mentioned 18V charging voltage and no-one commented. Is 17+ V normal? I expected 14-ish. Before I started the bike the battery was at 12.7V with the ignition off, so it is OK (and my meter is probably not smoking crack either). Thanks, Dominic

Just acquired a 2002 LeMans ... reminds of the 1972 TR6 I once had: dodgy electrics, leaks oil but a ton of character. In fact, I think the clutch interlock connectors under the tank that needed tightening up were the same kind as used to be unreliable on all old British sports cars.. It replaced a Bandit 1200S - just too smooth and competent, so less fun - and joins a RoadStar. See you guys out there one day!