From: Peter 
Subject: Re: FELLOW BIKER NEEDS SOME HELP W/ PROBLEM
Date: 1996/12/28
Message-ID: #1/1
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sbryan@mcia.com (George Bryan) writes:
> 
> I have a mechanical problem maybe someone has experienced before or know 
> about.
> 
> I have a Honda CB750 Custom 1980.  How do you know if your alternator is 
> bad.  While I am riding, my bike acts like it is out of gas, and slowly 
> losses power, causing me to pull over.  When I try to restart it I can't 
> because somehow my battery gets totally drained.  Could this be a wiring 
> problem or an alternator problem, or maybe something else? I alway 
> thought that motorcycles use the battery's power only when first starting 
> up.  Am I wrong? Is there a way to test the alternator?  
> 
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. 
> 
> PurpleHaze..
> email:  sbryan@mcia.com
petroski..
try a new coil , yours is shot
> email: ppappin@vbcs.awinc.com