Topic: 1976 cb550F

[springer]

Hey everyone i'm trying to check my charging with my manual if i take the power wire off my battery my bike stop running, shouldn't stay running with no battery? if i charge battery over night and go for a 100 around trip when i shut the bike off the battery is dead or down were it will not start the bike. if i kick start it will run but if i jump on it hard it not getting good power from the battery so it run's like crap, but it dose charge back up if i just ride a little and no hot dogging it any help would be great thanks

[kslrr]

First, these bikes use what is referred to as a "battery ignition" not a "magneto ignition" and so the battery must be in place to complete the circuit.

Charging ok at low rpms and not at high rpms indicates a possible fault with the regulator.  The best thing to do is check the entire charging/electrical system including wiring harness connections which get dirty over time.  If you have a manual, it describes how to messure the resistance of the generator and field coils, how to test the rectifier and how to set the regulator.  Have fun.

[springer]

kslrr thanks for the info i will go back to the book and check all you said later

[kslrr]

Your very welcome.