Let me preface this by stating that I am a complete noob regarding this sort of trouble shooting. So please bear with me.
Since I purchased my bike (about 1.5 years ago), I noticed that I would experience a loss of power after riding for about 20 or so miles. Initially I thought the problem was in the fuel system, but after some maintenance in that regard the problem still persisted. Last fall the bike was having a progressively harder time starting and now the bike won't start at all. Does the issue sound electrical? my concern is that it's the CDI or the Stator. Does anyone know if the issues I've described above sound related to one of these areas?
Additionally, I've pulled the CDI from the bike and attempting to follow the testing/ohming instructions I've found in an old, online service manual PDF. As near as I can tell I'm following the instructions as closely as I can, but I'm just not getting any real readings off of the unit at all. Is this indicative that the unit is toast? Or does anyway know of any more detailed, step by step instructions for testing the unit?
Since I purchased my bike (about 1.5 years ago), I noticed that I would experience a loss of power after riding for about 20 or so miles. Initially I thought the problem was in the fuel system, but after some maintenance in that regard the problem still persisted. Last fall the bike was having a progressively harder time starting and now the bike won't start at all. Does the issue sound electrical? my concern is that it's the CDI or the Stator. Does anyone know if the issues I've described above sound related to one of these areas?
Additionally, I've pulled the CDI from the bike and attempting to follow the testing/ohming instructions I've found in an old, online service manual PDF. As near as I can tell I'm following the instructions as closely as I can, but I'm just not getting any real readings off of the unit at all. Is this indicative that the unit is toast? Or does anyway know of any more detailed, step by step instructions for testing the unit?