Greetings all, my 1997 Ducati 748 decided to leave me stranded on the way home today. Approximately a mile and a half before the ditching I noticed that the red alternator light was on. Mile half later she sputtered and died. My emergency recovery vehicle a.k.a. my mother-in-law in my pick up truck came to my rescue with the jump pack in with the application of same the 748 roared to life. As long as the spare battery remained attached to the bike the bike ran fine. Somethings I did notice though is that the charge light was not constant it was either on or off periodically. Once home I checked all the connections at the battery and cleaned them just to be safe. Restarting the bike still prove that there was no charge getting to the battery and the charge light is now on steady. The battery is a two-year-old Moto batt. Somethings I did notice though is that the charge light was not constant it was either on or off periodically. Once home I checked all the connections at the battery and cleaned them just to be safe. Restarting the bike still proved that there was no charge getting to the battery. The battery is a two-year-old Moto batt In good tune and had a full charge when I left this morning. This bike has a tendency to eat regulator rectifier’s with fairly great abandon this would be the fourth in 37,000 miles. I pulled the battery and put it on the charger and investigated all of the regulator wiring and connections and all seems intact there is no browning or blacking of the wires especially the yellow ones. Before I go ahead and put yet another regulator into this bike is there something else I could check to confirm that it is the regulator that is at fault? Many thanks in advance for your help I hope you all have a safe riding weekend.
Best regards, Eric
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Greetings all, my 1997 Ducati 748 decided to leave me stranded on the way home today. Approximately a mile and a half before the ditching I noticed that the red alternator light was on. Mile half later she sputtered and died. My emergency recovery vehicle a.k.a. my mother-in-law in my pick up truck came to my rescue with the jump pack in with the application of same the 748 roared to life. As long as the spare battery remained attached to the bike the bike ran fine. Somethings I did notice though is that the charge light was not constant it was either on or off periodically. Once home I checked all the connections at the battery and cleaned them just to be safe. Restarting the bike still prove that there was no charge getting to the battery and the charge light is now on steady. The battery is a two-year-old Moto batt. Somethings I did notice though is that the charge light was not constant it was either on or off periodically. Once home I checked all the connections at the battery and cleaned them just to be safe. Restarting the bike still proved that there was no charge getting to the battery. The battery is a two-year-old Moto batt In good tune and had a full charge when I left this morning. This bike has a tendency to eat regulator rectifier’s with fairly great abandon this would be the fourth in 37,000 miles. I pulled the battery and put it on the charger and investigated all of the regulator wiring and connections and all seems intact there is no browning or blacking of the wires especially the yellow ones. Before I go ahead and put yet another regulator into this bike is there something else I could check to confirm that it is the regulator that is at fault? Many thanks in advance for your help I hope you all have a safe riding weekend.
Best regards, Eric
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