One of our forum members and a good friend of mine had his alternator go out on his bike. Didn't have time to get into the job about a month ago when it happened, but I did rescue him from the side of the road. Fast forward and now his bike is in my shop in pieces. Seems that the regulator went out. There is a little more to this job than is obvious.
The first thing I noticed was there was a rather profound leak from the left valve cover gasket. Oil and road grime was pooling in the top vee of the engine. It was about 2" deep and had the consistency of hot asphalt! It was so deep it did not allow access to the bottom bolt of the alternator! It also completely buried the temp sensor on the top of the block. Wish I had taken pictures of it... all I have now is the cleaned up engine.
Parts are on order along with coolant hoses and thermostat, new valve cover gasket, etc, etc..
The first thing I noticed was there was a rather profound leak from the left valve cover gasket. Oil and road grime was pooling in the top vee of the engine. It was about 2" deep and had the consistency of hot asphalt! It was so deep it did not allow access to the bottom bolt of the alternator! It also completely buried the temp sensor on the top of the block. Wish I had taken pictures of it... all I have now is the cleaned up engine.
Parts are on order along with coolant hoses and thermostat, new valve cover gasket, etc, etc..