ABS , speedometer and battery

[Walter]

I probably found it. Last year, the regulator rectifier died. I changed it. Installed an ultimate rectifier. These things are good. Mosfet technology. But me, the ultimate lazy bastard that I am, just plugged it in on the original connectors of the alternator. And I figured out that this is not a smart thing to do. Because the guys from Ultimate rectiefiers provide you with new connectors. It works, but the connection with the originals is not solid enough so it seems. Now I have to measure it out, to see if the rectifier did not die and change the connectors of the bike with those that I left in the plastic bag. When there is a problem with voltage, the ABS module goes into a kind of protection mode and the abs light starts blinking. And it all started when I took the bike into higher revs. That is why the battery got bulged and the second battery died too. It got too much voltage. The fire in the garage caused te saddle to burn and some side covers, but nothing electrical ont the bike. That was 3 years ago, so that was not the cause. One learns from mistakes. Lesson learned : don't be a lazy bastard. I will do this probably next sunday and let you guys know whether my investigations gave the correct answer to the problem, but I am reasonably sure I am on the right path to the solution.