First of invest in a battery tender, even if you buy a brand new battery. Second , connections always look good but take the time to really inspect and clean them, my guess is you will find you have a poor ground. Just my 2 cents worth but thats usually the case.

 

yeah i will look into getting a battery tender. Man this is just ticking me off so bad that i cant get these stupid signals working right, this is my first bike and i just cant wait to get out riding... im missing the great weather

 

How much voltage should my battery be putting out?

 

With the bike off about 12 volts or so, and when it's running about 14 volts...
When it's running it should be higher because the charging circuit needs to produce more voltage than the battery has in order to charge it.

You'll need a voltmeter to measure the voltage, preferrably a digital voltmeter.

 

With it that old, it may be a 6v bike....

 

yeah its a 79 i think it is, i borrowed a battery charger from my dad and he said make sure i switch it to 6 volt before i use it so i think thats right. I am going to try it in the morning

 

If you can't find the voltage marked anywhere on the bike or batt, count the cells in the battery, (each cell in the battery should have a cap on top), each cell is 2v. Three caps = 6v. Six caps = 12v. The battery tender is a really good idea. Regular automotive chargers pump in too many amps at once heating and warping the plates inside. You don't have to pay 50-60 dollars for a battery tender, Ibought an energizerbattery tender at walmart for $18. Has a switch for 1 or 2 amps, turns on and off as needed, andcomes with a pigtail to leave on the battery (also comes with a regular set of alligator clips).

 

Okay..so the bike is 6-volt? Dumb question, but did the bulbs not say 6-volt on them when you replaced them? or did you put 12-volt bulbs in a 6-volt bike? perhaps? Just throwin' ideas out there.

 

when i replaced the bulbs it made no difference so i just put the new ones back in the package for later and put the old ones back in the bike. The battery showed that it was only putting out around 3.8 volts, so i charged it it was going real slow and when it was charged to about 5.5 i went in the house, when i came back out the charger was off and flashing "bad" so i guess the battery is bad. I checked the charge again and it was putting out 5.5v so i started up the bike and checked the signals but they were doing the same old thing.
SO, I have the flasher relay on order, i should get that thursday if that doesnt fix the problem i will get a new battery, and if that doesnt fix it then i dont know what to do.

 

I think the bike is supposed to have a 6v battery.
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