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1991 XTZ660 just died on me?
I had a lovely 200 mile round trip today and my Yamaha XTZ660 ran beautifully until I got to my village. I pulled up behind a coach whilst it turned right and the engine went down to tickover normally and then just died. I put it into neutral and the light came on correctly, but when I pressed the starter button nothing happened and the neutral light just dimmed. I pushed it home and connected the optimate and the red desulphate light came on. The battery seemed really warm to me, but having never removed one after a long run I don`t know if that is normal?
Any ideas what may have caused it?
I have removed the battery and connected it to the optimate to see what happens.
It is a sealed battery by the way.
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I have quite often had the red light on the Optimate when connecting up, on batteries that I know are good. Disconnecting and reconnecting usually fixes it, so don't take the red light as a disaster unless it's doing it all the time.
Batteries will get a bit warm after a long trip as they have been 'on charge' continuously, but I've never had one get what you might call 'hot'. Sounds like the battery may be u/s, taking it all together.
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Yes, I have experienced the red light thing before with the optimate. That was the first thing I done, unplug it then plug in again. Still red I am afraid
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Can't turn the starter, neutral light dims - sounds like a dead battery. How old is it?
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Don`t know the age of the battery as it was on the bike when I got it in February. I will buty a new battery then whip it along to my friendly local mechanic (Paul Nobbs Motorcycles in Sutton, near Ely, diamond geezer!) so he can check the rectifier. Hopefully that will be ok as they are nearly £60.
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Originally Posted by MarkShelley
Don`t know the age of the battery as it was on the bike when I got it in February. I will buty a new battery then whip it along to my friendly local mechanic (Paul Nobbs Motorcycles in Sutton, near Ely, diamond geezer!) so he can check the rectifier. Hopefully that will be ok as they are nearly £60.
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A hot battery after a run suggests either overcharging (regulator) or a battery gone high-resistance (new battery). I'd replace the battery first - if it's of unknown age it could well be past it. Then check the charging voltage. New reg/rec is an easy fix. Ten minute job, literally.
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