A common cause of battery failure is sulfation.
Sulfation occurs when the battery is left in a discharged condition for an extended time. Sulfate is a normal by product of the chemical reactions within a battery. But when continuous discharge allows the sulfate to crystallize in the cells, the battery plates become permanently damaged and will not hold a charge. Battery failure due to sulfation is not warrantable.
Battery
Battery MaintenanceStick Coil Primary Peak Voltage Inspection
NOTE
Be sure the battery is fully charged.
Remove the stick coils (see Stick Coil Removal).
Do not remove the spark plugs.
Connect the ECU to the harness.
Measure the primary peak voltage as follows.
Install the new spark plug [A] into each stick coil [B], and
ground them onto ...
Connecting Rod Twist Inspection
With the big-end arbor [A] still on V block [C], hold the
connecting rod horizontally and measure the amount that
the arbor [B] varies from being paralleled with the surface
plate over a 100 mm (3.94 in.) length of the arbor to determine
the amount of connecting rod twist.
If the conne ...
Rear Sprocket Warp Inspection
Raise the rear wheel off the ground with the stand so that
it will turn freely.
Set a dial gauge [A] against the rear sprocket [B] near the
teeth as shown in the figure, and rotate [C] the rear wheel
to measure the sprocket runout (warp). The difference
between the highest and lowest di ...