Hi everyone,
Wondering if you can provide me some guidance...
I have a 1975 Honda cb125s. It is a 6 volt bike, and also important to note is that it has an on/off switch for the headlight (old school stuff, right?).
I've discovered that when riding with the headlight off and not using blinkers, the bike runs fine. However, as soon as I use the blinkers and/or turn on the headlight, the bike bogs down and stalls.
I got my multimeter out. With the bike idle, voltage starts around 7.20 and steadily climbs.
When I rev it with no lights on/in use, voltage jumps up and tops off around 8.30.
However, as soon as I turn on the headlight, use blinkers and brakes, etc., voltage drops to around 5.80, and the bike stalls out. Also, none of the blinker lights flash, they just remain solid.
Not being an expert, but also wanting to save some money if I can, might this be a "simple" fix, such as: replace light bulbs and retest? Replace regulator rectifier and retest? Stator, etc.? Might these things just be worthwhile to replace anyways?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much!
Wondering if you can provide me some guidance...
I have a 1975 Honda cb125s. It is a 6 volt bike, and also important to note is that it has an on/off switch for the headlight (old school stuff, right?).
I've discovered that when riding with the headlight off and not using blinkers, the bike runs fine. However, as soon as I use the blinkers and/or turn on the headlight, the bike bogs down and stalls.
I got my multimeter out. With the bike idle, voltage starts around 7.20 and steadily climbs.
When I rev it with no lights on/in use, voltage jumps up and tops off around 8.30.
However, as soon as I turn on the headlight, use blinkers and brakes, etc., voltage drops to around 5.80, and the bike stalls out. Also, none of the blinker lights flash, they just remain solid.
Not being an expert, but also wanting to save some money if I can, might this be a "simple" fix, such as: replace light bulbs and retest? Replace regulator rectifier and retest? Stator, etc.? Might these things just be worthwhile to replace anyways?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much!