So, originally my CB450 didn't seem to be charging all that great, I was lucky to get the voltage up to 13 VDC at the battery, in fact I don't think it even managed that. Since then, I had the voltage regulator off and changed the rectifier for a newer style one, and now the voltage climbs up steadily as it's revved. Put a new regulator on and it seemed to tame it a little but, but now I'm noticing that it can still climb as high as 15VDC at the battery.
I suppose both of the regulators could have been bad, since the new one was used as well. But I also want to ask if it's possible that high voltages can cause the engine to start skipping at high RPMs? Yesterday I rode my motorcycle for the first time and had no problem even at WOT over 6k, but today riding back from a longer trip I noticed that it would start cutting out at around 6 or 7K RPM, and I'm wondering if this could be causing the problem.
I suppose both of the regulators could have been bad, since the new one was used as well. But I also want to ask if it's possible that high voltages can cause the engine to start skipping at high RPMs? Yesterday I rode my motorcycle for the first time and had no problem even at WOT over 6k, but today riding back from a longer trip I noticed that it would start cutting out at around 6 or 7K RPM, and I'm wondering if this could be causing the problem.