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Update: I won't bore you with details but lets just saycolor blindness and electrical wiring don't work well together. Anyway, the bike is running but still not charging. I guess I need to do more research. Is the regulator the next thing to check?

wait I have no idea what iggy syrai is?

thanks Joe, I will try that. more help would be awesome as electrical is not my strong suit. Not the first time you've helped me out of a bind.

It's electronic ignition, not sure if it's a dyna or not. i've been dreading an electrical problem with this bike because the wiring is a serious frankenstein job. there is no point system.

One ground connects below the shifter pedal and the other goes on the other side to a head bolt right? If it's just those two then they are tight

Okay so I got the new stator in and got the bike all zipped up, or so I thought. Something electrical is not right. I only get spark when I turn the key, but not when I hit the ignition button. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. :help:

Stator on my 78 GL1000 finally went. My 5 amp fuse for brake lights had blown and I only had a 10 amp to replace it with. Shortly after my neutral light started staying on all the time but dimmer when not actually in neutral. Shortly after that my stator went completely. Not sure if these...

right on, thanks everybody.

Bike is overheating and there's coolant in the head of the 3rd cylinder. I'm in Whiting Iowa. Luckily that's where I was headed for a job but it's ending in a couple of weeks and my options are limited. Can I make it the 7 hour trip to Chicago from here if I stop a lot and refill the coolant...

I've cleaned and tightened all the grounds that i've followed. Is there anywhere that would tell me where they all are for a 1978 gl1000. Also at the end of my tinkering today there was a connection to the front left of where the airbox is that was super hot. My wiring diagram doesn't even...

Okay, thanks everybody. The ticking noise and bogging down went away shortly after changing the spark plugs but not right away. I changed the flasher bulb and still no flash on the right side. The right rear light comes on but the front right doesn't come on at all. I found a connection that...

Long time no see everybody. I'm in trouble again but luckily i'm not on the road. My right hand turn signal light burned out and was causing the 15A fuse to blow everytime i'd forget and use my turn signal. Before I realized it was the light I was following the wiring looking for bare wire...

Well I finished my trip from upstate New York to sunny Florida with only minor hiccups along the way. One thing is that after this trip I would guesstimate my wing to run at about 30 mpg. I'm curious what you other classic wingers get off yours and who you think is a likely culprit for gas...

Thanks everybody for the advice and concern. I AM back on the road. Seemed to be the vent in the gas cap like Joe and Dan suggested. I am very relieved that that was all...this forum is the greatest resource and you guys are awsome.

Joe it must be after market ignition because the points system has been removed

It sputters but continues to run, just slower. If my temp gauge is working right then the bike is running normal temp.

Hi everybody. I recently left New York on my way to Florida. Everything was fine until today. The bike started losing power and would only maintain about 50 mph. I stopped, let the bike cool down, checked the fuel filter (it was fine), added some sea foam, and changed the spark plugs. I noticed...

The p.o. must have removed the regulator on my bike. How do I test to see if they installed a duel purpose regulator/rectifier? If I went ahead and installed a regulator where it's supposed to be and there is a regulator/rectifier already installed, what problems will i run into? Also, what...

Dan, the headlights dim when I am not revving the engine. otherwise the are working fine. Thanks everybody, this gives me a few things to look into tonight.

Let me start at the beginning and try to be brief... I have a 1978 Gl1000. I noticed that the right turn signal light would come on but not flash. Later that week it started happening with the left turn signal and on my way home from that ride I lost power to the bike completely. The main...