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I've recently restored the above bike. I've used the original alternator and rectifier. The battery was replaced with the correct Yuasa wet type. The battery is maintained on a battery tender as the bike is currently mothballed for winter. The bike mileage is 12500. The bike stood for over twenty years before I purchased it.
The indicators are slow to flash with the ignition on but with the engine not running. Initially the right side wouldn't flash at all but the left would. Now they are both not flashing with the ignition on and the engine not running. With the engine running the left side flashes OK but the right side either flashes very slowly or not at all even if the engine revs are increased.
When the bike is being ridden both sets of indicators flash when used albeit the right slightly slower than the left.
The battery is showing 6.4V from a test meter
The indicators bulbs are all 6v x 18W. The Nippon Denso relay is 18w x 2 + 1.5W. It's the original relay as I've tried to keep the bike as original as possible.
What steps can I take to analyse the issue or should I just accept this as a feature of the 6V system?
Should I try a 21w indicator bulb as I believe this will increase the load on the realy and prompt the indicators to flash?
Is the rectifier at fault?
I'm not considering upgrading to a 12V system.
Any help would be appreciated
I've recently restored the above bike. I've used the original alternator and rectifier. The battery was replaced with the correct Yuasa wet type. The battery is maintained on a battery tender as the bike is currently mothballed for winter. The bike mileage is 12500. The bike stood for over twenty years before I purchased it.
The indicators are slow to flash with the ignition on but with the engine not running. Initially the right side wouldn't flash at all but the left would. Now they are both not flashing with the ignition on and the engine not running. With the engine running the left side flashes OK but the right side either flashes very slowly or not at all even if the engine revs are increased.
When the bike is being ridden both sets of indicators flash when used albeit the right slightly slower than the left.
The battery is showing 6.4V from a test meter
The indicators bulbs are all 6v x 18W. The Nippon Denso relay is 18w x 2 + 1.5W. It's the original relay as I've tried to keep the bike as original as possible.
What steps can I take to analyse the issue or should I just accept this as a feature of the 6V system?
Should I try a 21w indicator bulb as I believe this will increase the load on the realy and prompt the indicators to flash?
Is the rectifier at fault?
I'm not considering upgrading to a 12V system.
Any help would be appreciated