yamaha tx500 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Hello, I have a 1973 TX500. I spent the last couple of weeks getting the bike running. Today I went to start the bike and the starter wouldn't work. I was able to kick start it though. I start checking some voltages and found that there was only 11.4v on the battery. I disconnected the battery and still only had 11.4V. I jumped the battery with my car and the starter worked. I am assuming there wasn't enough voltage to turn the starter. Also it is a brand new battery. With the bike running I checked the battery voltage still only 11.4 volts at idle. Even when I reved the bike it only went up to 11.7 volts. It seems as though the charging system isn't working. Please help. I'm not sure where to look. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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