m_stock10506
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Bike is my 1984 R100. Out for a ride yesterday, near the end I stopped to fill up. When I went to restart the bike, the red GEN light was not lighting up with the key On. Before starting the bike I pulled in the clutch lever and when I did that the GEN light came ON. I tried that a few times and each time it came ON.
Started the bike and headed the few miles home, and when idling at a light the red GEN light was lighting up and when the RPMs rose, the light went out. At home, Same thing when I pulled into the garage, at idle the GEN light was okay, light ON. Shut the bike off and when I turned the ignition back on, the GEN light was out, not lighted. I had to check a few other items on the bike and before heading in, I tried the ignition key again and the GEN light is ON with the key ON.
I checked the battery after all this and voltage at the battery posts was 12.95 volts. Battery is less than a year old AGM Panasonic.
Any thoughts? Is this a rotor problem that is currently intermittent, but will later become an open rotor?
Started the bike and headed the few miles home, and when idling at a light the red GEN light was lighting up and when the RPMs rose, the light went out. At home, Same thing when I pulled into the garage, at idle the GEN light was okay, light ON. Shut the bike off and when I turned the ignition back on, the GEN light was out, not lighted. I had to check a few other items on the bike and before heading in, I tried the ignition key again and the GEN light is ON with the key ON.
I checked the battery after all this and voltage at the battery posts was 12.95 volts. Battery is less than a year old AGM Panasonic.
Any thoughts? Is this a rotor problem that is currently intermittent, but will later become an open rotor?