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2008 Gixxer 600 Problem!

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Mean Machine

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Hi guys, I need to get some advice on where or who to turn to with this issue I'm having.

A little background info about the bike, has about 34,000 KMs, pretty much stock with the exception of a fender eliminator.
I bought the bike last June with roughly 28,000 KMs and aside from oil changes, it has been a bullet proof bike.
...Until today!

Bike died on me while riding today, all things point to a pooched battery. Tried to bump start it in 2nd gear with no luck so I had to get it towed.

Anyways, when I got home, I pulled the battery and left it on the trickle charger for a few hours, put the battery back and BOOM, fired right up.
Took it for a spin around my area (15 minutes or so) to try and charge the battery, when I got home I shut it off and when I went to go start it, nothing. Nothing at all, like there was no battery in the bike. I'm thinking my battery is really screwed up.
Which shops sell the cheapest batteries?

I tried to do a google search, took me to the gixxer.com forums and found a few people with similar symptoms are suggesting that it's the rectifier?
If it's not my battery, how much would this rectifier problem cost? There was also some talk about stators going bad as well? Are the two related, as in if one goes bad the other goes bad as well? Are they expensive to replace?

Anyways, I'm thinking of just replacing the battery first since it's the original battery that came with the bike.

Thoughts?
 
Mean Machine said:
Hi guys, I need to get some advice on where or who to turn to with this issue I'm having.

A little background info about the bike, has about 34,000 KMs, pretty much stock with the exception of a fender eliminator.
I bought the bike last June with roughly 28,000 KMs and aside from oil changes, it has been a bullet proof bike.
...Until today!

Bike died on me while riding today, all things point to a pooched battery. Tried to bump start it in 2nd gear with no luck so I had to get it towed.

Anyways, when I got home, I pulled the battery and left it on the trickle charger for a few hours, put the battery back and BOOM, fired right up.
Took it for a spin around my area (15 minutes or so) to try and charge the battery, when I got home I shut it off and when I went to go start it, nothing. Nothing at all, like there was no battery in the bike. I'm thinking my battery is really screwed up.
Which shops sell the cheapest batteries?

I tried to do a google search, took me to the gixxer.com forums and found a few people with similar symptoms are suggesting that it's the rectifier?
If it's not my battery, how much would this rectifier problem cost? There was also some talk about stators going bad as well? Are the two related, as in if one goes bad the other goes bad as well? Are they expensive to replace?

Anyways, I'm thinking of just replacing the battery first since it's the original battery that came with the bike.

Thoughts?
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Before you go out and spend a whole bunch of money - why don't you take it to a proper mechanic who can diagnose it for you? I would be well worth the money.
 
Check the charging voltage after you get the bike started again, it should be 14v with the bike running. I think I paid $150~ for an aftermarket regulator/rectifier.
 
dricked said:
Check the charging voltage after you get the bike started again, it should be 14v with the bike running. I think I paid $150~ for an aftermarket regulator/rectifier.
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Good to inow, thanks. Which one did you buy? Who is the manufacturer? $150 is not a bad price, was that parts and labour? I thought it would be in the high hundreds.
 
Rm stator is the company I bought it from but I don't know if it was a mofset style or not. I installed it myself so I don't know what labour would be.
 
dricked said:
Rm stator is the company I bought it from but I don't know if it was a mofset style or not. I installed it myself so I don't know what labour would be.
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Thanks, was it a big job replacing it or pretty straight forward? I have done the odd jobs on my bike (grips/oil changes/etc.) but not too confident in messing around with electrical stuff.

zeniceguy said:
sounds ;ilke the rectifier
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Yeah, that's what I'm leaning towards as well. :/
 
It's just a plug and two bolts. You have to remove the tank/air box to get to the plug I believe.
 
Mean Machine said:
Sounds easy enough, thanks. Should I change the battery while I'm at it? Or is there a chance that it's still good?
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You should change it, 5 years is pretty good for a battery. Better safe then sorry :)

You can order everything you need from fsmotorcycle.com
 
Not sure if this is relevant or not, but there was a recall for our bikes a few years ago (your model year included) for a faulty electrical rectifier/regulator (which could lead to improper charging issues and potentially show up as symptoms your bike displays).

Article here (I used to have the actual recall printed out, it was on a government web site, not sure if Ontario or federal...but it was there): http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/recall/suzuki-recalls-70000-motorcycles-faulty-rectifier/ and http://www.cyclecanadaweb.com/articles/10377/ (the latter article is from Canada and actually has both Suzuki's and Transport Canada's recall numbers, just in case the dealership tries any funny business with you)

Never know, it might save you a few bucks if you want to get it checked out. :dontknow:
 
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dr_sarcasm said:
Not sure if this is relevant or not, but there was a recall for our bikes a few years ago (your model year included) for a faulty electrical rectifier/regulator (which could lead to improper charging issues and potentially show up as symptoms your bike displays).

Article here (I used to have the actual recall printed out, it was on a government web site, not sure if Ontario or federal...but it was there): http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/recall/suzuki-recalls-70000-motorcycles-faulty-rectifier/ and http://www.cyclecanadaweb.com/articles/10377/ (the latter article is from Canada and actually has both Suzuki's and Transport Canada's recall numbers, just in case the dealership tries any funny business with you)

Never know, it might save you a few bucks if you want to get it checked out. :dontknow:
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Email Suzuki with your VIN to see if it was serviced for this recall. If not, bring it in. This is the same issue that causes our bikes to go on fire lol
 
get a multi meter and test the battery. It may not be able to hold a charge, went through this on my bike. Some good write ups and youtube videos you can follow.

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Recall you say!? Ha! That would be wonderful. I will call Snowcity tomorrow and see what they say, thanks for all the help guys!
 
Correct me if i am wrong...

Stator charges your battery by sending out an a/c current

The rectifier is between the stator and the battery and converts the a/c current to d/c current so your battery can use it.

When your bike is running give it some throttle and use a multi meter on your battery, if it goes up to 13.5 and higher then both your stator and regulator is okay.

If it does not go past 13.5 then my guess is your stator is done..

There is 3 wires that come out from stator and you can use the multimeter to probe them.

If the reading coming from the stator is okay then it is your rectifier. You can check before rectifier and after rectifier to confirm
 
cbcanada said:
When your bike is running give it some throttle and use a multi meter on your battery, if it goes up to 13.5 and higher then both your stator and regulator is okay.
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I've seen the voltage get up to 18.3v when revving it, on a bike with a bad rectifier.
 
Hmmmm Suzuki........ can be reg but better confirm the stator. Suzuki has NEVER made a good stator they fail constantly and if not caught in time can FUBAR the reg. Just sayin :)
 
kneedragger88 said:
Hmmmm Suzuki........ can be reg but better confirm the stator. Suzuki has NEVER made a good stator they fail constantly and if not caught in time can FUBAR the reg. Just sayin :)
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Thank you sir, I dropped the bike off at a Suzuki dealer, let's see what they have to say. Thanks again for all the help fellas!
 
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