Voltage Drop When Ignition Turned On

Discussion in 'Speed Triple' started by Ivor, Jun 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM.

  1. Ivor

    Ivor Well-Known Member

    Jul 4, 2019
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    Hi, I've got a 2015 speed triple 94r which I've had for a few years :)
    Issue started last week.... battery reads 12v while sat there but when i turn the ignition on the voltage steadily drops to near zero over about a minute And then the bike won't start. When the ignition is switched back off the voltage steadily rises again.
    Just bought a new battery and it does the same thing.
    Also put a new voltage regulator rectifier on it two months ago and took her to France last month and all was fine.

    Any ideas ??
     
  2. Armando Morales

    Armando Morales Noble Member

    Mar 29, 2021
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    Any way you can hook an amp meter ? Sounds to me like you have a short circuit, finding it is going to be interesting

    I would start disconnecting stuff and suspect anything that gets really hot , even a wire, so it can lead you to the problem
     
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  3. Pegscraper

    Pegscraper Elite Member

    Jun 12, 2020
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    If the battery reads 12v with no load then it's in a low state of charge. A min of 12.6v when fully charged and 14-14.5 with the engine running.
    Every circuit, other than the starter motor, runs through a fuse of some sort. The sort of fault which could completely drain a battery in under a minute would blow a fuse long before that! I would expect the ignition circuit to draw no more than a few amps.
     
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  4. MightyBoosh

    MightyBoosh Senior Member

    Mar 29, 2023
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    Had a thing some years ago with my ZZR1200. Started blowing 20A fuse and finished up coming home on a truck from France. Bastard Frogs were too busy whining about the shit World Cup they were having....anyway turned out to be an aftermarket screen l fitted was causing high resistance in a loom in the nosecone. Didn't even cut the wiring or insulation, just trapped it, but turning on was instant death for the fuse. If l've read you correctly the battery does recover so l'd go with a parasitic drain linked to a live circuit. Odd it doesn't take the fuse though.:)
     
  5. Eldon

    Eldon Elite Member

    Nov 14, 2018
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    Shorted chaffed wires near the headstock maybe?

    Charge your battery up as has been pointed out, 12v is no good, 12.6v is.
     
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