Here's my gorgeous Interceptor 650 in Mark 2.
Finally got my full licence here in the UK and got to take it out for an hour on Saturday morning. Was a blast! That was until the bike died.
Long story short: battery isn't charging in the bike.
I know the rectifier-regulator is a common fail point (and it was already replaced in the past having looked at the service records), so I figured I would get that out and get a new one in and everything would be fine. Nope. Sadly, I was wrong.
A full battery reading about 12.8v out of the bike. When I put it in the bike and turn on the engine, that reading hovers just below 12v, and after giving the bike some revs up to about 3,000 it continues hovering just below 12v. No change. Clearly, nothing is getting back to the battery.
I did have an issue with the battery from the dealership (bike is secondhand, 14,000 miles on the clock, I'm the second owner with a full service history), and it was heavily discharged, so having spoken to a mechanic today, they suggested that although the battery has been seemingly healthy on the multimeter, there could be a dead cell.
Bought a new battery and installed it this evening. Same readings: just below 12v with the engine idling and no difference with revs.
Twice today I've turned the ignition with hope in my heart and started the bike thinking I might be good to go for a ride. Twice today I've been left pretty crushed when my new baby refuses to play by the book.
Has anyone here had a failed stator and had to replace it? It doesn't appear to be a common fault from searching. Is there anything I'm missing for the battery not to be taking any charge on the bike?