Electrical! Lady Rider needs a few questions answered PLEASE

[vieja al]

I had my battery draining. I found out it was my rotor so changing that out...np. But. Is this like an automotive engine when the alternator or starter goes out and you need to go on down the line and replace the battery, relay..so on and so forth?

Is there anything else I need to replace or make sure is still good. I did check my rectifier and it is fine. The battery is new so I know that is good.

Help me out gentlemen. Let me know if I am missing anything. Weather is great here in Texas and I want to get back on the road ASAP!

Thanks so much to anyone that replies.

[sgtslag]

First off, charge the battery fully, preferably with a smart, trickle charger (see below).  Install the new rotor, then test the system:  put a voltmeter on the battery, in the bike, run it up to 3,000 RPM, and if the voltage is 13.5+, the system is working normally.

After that, I would recommend two things:  a smart trickle charger (very good, even if you have a Gel Cell, or an AGM battery type; especially good for flooded batteries!), such as a Battery Tender Jr. to use every time you get off of the bike, in the garage -- keeps the battery topped up, without damaging it, extends the life of all battery types; secondly, a voltage monitor to keep an eye on the whole electrical system's health, at a glance, at all times.

There are several types of battery voltage monitors, but the best, IMO, is the Argus Battery Bug Monitor.  This may be the Cadillac model, but it is LCD, so it drains almost nothing, it can be left on, un-switched, for many months before it would drain the battery.  It also has audible alarms.  I highly recommend this to keep an eye on the electrical system's health, overall.  Cheers!

[Piute]

   My prob was that a wire was broke inside plug ,The one of the 5 coming from the stator,Just gave a good tug and broke off,couldn't get the contact out so moved to another emtie space and then had to move the male contact on other plug no prob,(the one that broke must of shorted and got real hot causing wire to get brittle .Having spare parts helped here.

          Thinking of making a few pig tails of this complete peace.(5 wire's / single ends  N plug.

[Lucky 1]

Get a Clymer's workshop manual or other brand manual and it tells you how to check your electrical system components, Easy to do with a simple volt /ohm meter. Just a cheap one will work.