Is my alternator bad?

[KISSfanJoe]

Okay guys, I fired up the 1994 Voyager this morning, and noticed that when its idling the lights dim. That only happens when it's idling under 1000 rpms. When you give it a little gas, the lights are very steady, not flickering or anything. The bike has been sitting a while, but has a new battery. Should I be worrying about that or should I ride it a bit to see? How hard is it to replace the alternator? Also, the starter seems kind of week and is making a little noise. How hard is that to do?

[ekap1200]

Okay guys, I fired up the 1994 Voyager this morning, and noticed that when its idling the lights dim. That only happens when it's idling under 1000 rpms. When you give it a little gas, the lights are very steady, not flickering or anything. The bike has been sitting a while, but has a new battery. Should I be worrying about that or should I ride it a bit to see? How hard is it to replace the alternator? Also, the starter seems kind of week and is making a little noise. How hard is that to do?

Just how many weeks has "sitting a while" been ?
the tuner and display will put a drain on any battery, new or old. Test or have tested the percent of charge the battery has. Go for that first...
Also remove the 3 amp fuse for the tuner , before removing the battery cables .

[KISSfanJoe]

Okay guys, I fired up the 1994 Voyager this morning, and noticed that when its idling the lights dim. That only happens when it's idling under 1000 rpms. When you give it a little gas, the lights are very steady, not flickering or anything. The bike has been sitting a while, but has a new battery. Should I be worrying about that or should I ride it a bit to see? How hard is it to replace the alternator? Also, the starter seems kind of week and is making a little noise. How hard is that to do?

Just how many weeks has "sitting a while" been ?
the tuner and display will put a drain on any battery, new or old. Test or have tested the percent of charge the battery has. Go for that first...
Also remove the 3 amp fuse for the tuner , before removing the battery cables .

I just bought the bike last week. I am guessing the bike itself has been sitting a year or so before that, but started periodically. The battery is less than a week old, and it was doing that when the battery first went in. I haven't started the bike in about 5 days.