Electrical question

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Originally Posted by tommymac

Anything but the voltage regulator, that is the major problem child on the futuras. I have gone through a few on this bike and finally bought an aftermarket one from a guy on the af1 site that everyone uses and all had been prety good.

Theres a problem with it melting the connectors which finally caught up to me so a freind helped me eliminate the connectors and soldered the wites together directly and the bike has been fine for quite a while with this set up.

Now pardon the ignorance but why the battery? something with a sudden surge from me whacking the throttle wide open?

Interesting little tid bit to leave out there. Sounds like this bike is a big ball of fun in the electrical world.

The problems you describe, just fit a dying battery issue, hence why AMJ said it was obvious place to start. They don't last forever and need replacing.