Voltage drops

[Greenwinger]

Hey all was out on my bike Sunday and I noticed that when the RPM went above aprox 2700 the voltage on my volt meter would start to drop down to about 12.5 V ish When running about 2000 RPM or at idle it would go back up to 13.6V ish I'm thinking my alternator is having a hissy fit. Any alternate ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks

[gford]

It might be your battery getting old, Goldwings require a lot of power to run and your battery might be able to accept the higher voltage at idle but at high rpms requires more power then the battery can handle.

Just a thought

[Earl43P]

I think your alternator brushes are worn out and are "floating" over the commutator contacts at higher rpm. You should clean those contacts if you replace the brushes.
I replaced mine and if you can solder, you can replace yours!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/192779367728?h ... SwWlVcLmW0 brushes are Part Number 31101-MN5-005 and you need 2 each (one pair).

Be careful opening the starter and rotate the cap to guide the windings as it exposes the brushes assembly. I also measured the old brushes pigtails and made the new pigtails 1/4" longer.
My brushes were worn into the spacer pinhole and if the pigtail had been longer, they would still be operating. Lengthening the pigtail will increase the life of the new ones.