Hi all, After messing around with my bike (bought it as a project, so have been replacing parts as I come across them) I accidentally put the battery on backwards. Yes, that's right .... backwards. After hitting the starter a few times and getting absolutely nowhere (duh) I went back over everything I had done, noticed the stuff-up and rectified it. Now, when I turn the ignition on, one of my relays sounds like it's tripping out. To put it into perspective a little more : I have replaced handlebars to 14" and handlebar switches and naturally all the associated wiring. I made sure to connect like colour to like colour inside the headlight bucket, so no drama there. There are no pinched wires inside the switch housings so I don't think there is a drama there. I read in the manual that accidentally fitting your battery (and hooking it up) backwards can damage the rectifier/regulator. There are two wires coming off the positive side of the battery, one main power wire and another wire that goes to the relay that feels/sounds to be tripping out. I can key off, wait for about 5 seconds and it resets so no biggie. Would you guys reckon I have damaged the rectifier/regulator?
eldubya, if you have it would only be for the charging of the battery, not the start side (only a stab in the dark) i take it you have it all starting and everything (the relay thats clicking and carrying on you may have wrecked, change it) then when its going check the charge rate with a multimeter, that will tell you really quick if the regulator/rectifier is buggered. if you do the same on a car you dont too many second chances.
