Re: 1982 Honda CB 650 -- Electrical / Charging problems (as usual)



ben@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Ok I will do that tomorrow afternoon, but until then... if anyone
knows. 1982 Honda CB 650 in good running condition -- will it die right
away if you disconnect the battery or no?

Why on earth would you imagine this could have even a remote chance of
being a valid test?

Hint: it's generally a very bad idea to disconnect the battery on a
running engine, if it has any electronics in the electrical system.

As Bob says, follow the fault finding chart at the electrosport website.
You'll need version 7.0 of Acrobat Reader to view the PDF file.

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'01 SV650S '99 EX250-F13 '98 ZG1000-A13 '86 GL1200A '81 CM400T
OMF #7
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