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hello, i am just fixing my bike now to certify. i have the 82 maxim. the battery keeps dieing. i read somewhere in her the engine has to be running at 2500 rpm to charge the battery. is this why mine may be dieing as i am just idling as i am fixing it and starting and stopping the bike. it is not getting to 2500 rpm
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Steve Josch
Toronto ontario
1982 xj1100 maxim owner -
Charge it
Put a charger on it while you work.....You can't stay young forever, but you can be immature for the rest of your life...
'78E "Pathfinder" Show bike...
Lovingly restored by Dave Delzell
Drilled airbox
Tkat fork brace
Hardly mufflers
late model carbs
Newer style fuses
Oil pressure guage
Custom security system
Stainless braid brake lines -
That could be it, or also that your brushes on your ALT are worn down!? Yamaha switched to brushed ALT with the XJ vs. the brushless of the XS11's to add a few more amps! But you should be seeing about 12 to 12.5 volts when idling, but check it out with a voltmeter at idle and 2500 rpm. IF it stays at 12 volts, then you need to diagnose your charging system a bit further!
T.C.T. C. Gresham
81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
History shows again and again,
How nature points out the folly of men!Comment
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