Hello, First Poster and a Question

[karlhoffman_76]

Okay, so since the last post I bought myself a load tester as sledge suggested. Charged and tested the battery, with the battery FAILING all of about a half dozen charge/test cycles that I did.

I then found out that my battery charger is toast and it had literally fried my battery (output measuring 17 VDC after 12 hours!). So I then bought a new battery and immediately proceeded to do a charging system output test with the fresh battery.

With the dimmer set to high, the voltage output @ 5000 RPM was 13.4 VDC. Now, I've done a no load test on the stator coil previously and know for sure that it's only outputting 65 VAC instead of the 75 VAC required. I've also previously done a diode test on the reg/rec and it passed.

As for lights dimming; they only dim when the indicators or brake lights are energised. They are otherwise consistant through the rev range. Hence it would seem the stator coil is at fault.

I shall order a new aftermarket stator coil before my next oil change.

Also my carb o-rings arrived in the mail and they all fit perfectly; seems that the DRZ valve seat o-rings are compatible with the GS. I polished the float valve seats by hand with some polish and cue tips and they came up to a mirror shine. The bike is running way better now as a result and there is no longer a heavy smell of petrol coming from the carbs.

Next cab off the rank is a chain change and then brake pads and rear disc (as it's out of spec.). Also need to change fork seals as I have some minor leakage. Any tips when changing fork seals? It seems rather involved going off the Haynes manual.

[sledge]

Nice to see you are getting somewhere with the issue 

I think your experience reinforces just how important it is to adopt a methodical approach when dealing with charging system faults and correctly test the battery as a first step.