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Well after installing four! batterys in less than 8500 miles and taking my bike to the dealer twice to have the charging system checked out the dealer replaced my voltage regulater rectifier under warranty and pronounced my bike fixed. Two weeks later...dead battery. So I broke out my voltmeter and discovered that the bike charges great at idle and above (14.5 volts) as long as my driving lights are turned off,with them turned on voltage dropped to 12.8 volts. Well I always drive with my driving lights on for added safety so I thought I'd try this mod and see if I could get any improvement. I took detailed pictures and posted a link to see them. The end result was an increase to 13.4 volts at idle, a modest increase but hopefully enough. It does however jump right up to 14.5 anywhere above idle even with the driving lights on.This is an easy mod. for anyone with basic mechanical skill. Thanks to roadworthy for helping me figure this out. Here is the link for pictures http://s279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/mailman3129/Triumph%20charging%20system%20upgrade/



Wow... if that doesn't state the importance of upgrading the short length of wire from the r/r to the battery, nothing does. Thanks for the attention to detail. Means a lot to the rest of us (speaking for myself)!

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