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mykwillis
12-20-2010, 10:57 PM
i'm new here but not to 3 wheelers. i'm glad to see i'm not the only one left that still loves to ride them!!!

on my '82 big red my headlight seems pretty dim at an idle but it dims even lower with rpm. any idea why? i searched but couldn't find anything on this. any help would be appreciated!

Jason125m
12-20-2010, 11:26 PM
my 125m was like that with a dead battery, is yours dead, or removed? Or low?

mykwillis
12-21-2010, 12:16 AM
the battery is brand new and charged. thank you for your input though! anymore ideas?

82bigred
12-21-2010, 12:19 AM
check all your grounds and try throwing a volt meter at er and see what voltages are coming up

mykwillis
12-23-2010, 04:58 PM
ok, what what cause a voltage drop with rpm? its there a voltage regulater on this thing?

trikeman78
12-24-2010, 10:17 AM
I could be that the "lighting coil" on you stator is getting week. The stator has 2 coils in it. One for ignition an one for lights.

mykwillis
12-24-2010, 05:39 PM
hmmmm..... sounds expensive

racer....X
12-24-2010, 07:14 PM
my 84 does this also....it has for years