Well here it is June

Stinger1100

I bet most of you are out riding as you should be. Me, I had to fix the Bird this past weekend, it seems that the insulation on the stator wore off and let it ground out on the motor. I cannot believe Honda wants $230 for a new stator. Now I will always be the one to go OEM but that is just crazy, what are they trying to do retire early?? Anyhow I got an aftermarket stator which puts out 20% (claimed) more power than the stock unit for only $130 shipped to my door.

So if you notice your bike starting a bit hard and you go to test the battery do your self a favor and check the stator output as well.

Ride safe & I will see you in July

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Growler67

It's the escalating price of copper. Electrical gremlins always seem to be the most expensive for their size. Just gotta deal with them and keep on ridin'.

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jsfrv6

With the charging system being the weak link on our beloved birds, it would behoove you to have a way to constantly monitor the system. I saw this volt meter in a previous post and have one installed on my bird.
DigitalMeter.com - Digital Panel Meters manufactured by DATEL

About 350 miles into a 1200mile round trip I notice the voltage down to 11.6. You guessed it R/R up. Turned around and was able to nurse it home. Had I not had the meter I could have very well been 600 miles from home with a dead bike....

I connected it to a wire that powers up with the key behind the speedo and used some velcro to secure to the top of the speedo.


Heres a few pics

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ArmyStrong

Hmmm. So I'm out for a short ride after cleanin the Bird, and I stop at the gas station to fuel up. Afterwards I go to start her up and...nothing; a little half-assed sputter actually. Perplexed, I look and see the oil light on and think "well I didn't check the oil this morning". Turns out, wasn't the oil, (and what happened in the ensuing hour and a half was embarrassingly funny, but I'll tell it if you ask) but I had to get a boost to get her back home. Could my issue be similar? Battery was bought brand new in April from Honda shop.

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Strek

Army Strong, OK I'm asking. What happened in the ensuing hour and a half that was embarrassingly funny?

ArmyStrong

So as not to jack Stinger's thread, I'll post it later under....DUH. It's a doosey.

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lois

Well, here in Alberta it's June too. I have to say that this has been one wet wet spring here in Red Deer. IE, it's :03:31 AM monday night....the rain has been hammering down for the past 4 hours. Hell boys, It's so wet here that I haven't been able to mow my lawn yet this year.......jeez

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CanadianBird

3:30 a.m.??? So when do you sleep Lou? Or is that a farmer's life style?

Stinger1100

I would check the stator output before you go tearing into it. When I checked mine it should have been putting out about 13 volts AC at idle and around 40 to 50 volts AC @ 5000 rpm. Mine was doing 1 volt AC at idle & 3 volts AC @ 5000 rpm. So I knew the stator was toast. Luckily it did not do any damage to the R/R or battery. Oh and if you check resistance you will find it within spec so don't go by that. Good luck to you & if you want the link to the place I bought my stator just let me know

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Nutter67

Good to see that you still with us Stinger. I'll be expecting your next post within the next two weeks.

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ArmyStrong

Thanks! Is that simple enough to do myself, checking the stator output?

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lois

Shift worker....2 weeks of 12 hour days,, then 2 weeks of nights > 6 till 6

So yes, I am usualy up when the rest of you little lambs are all a sleep....

Lois

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Stinger1100

It sure is as long as you can hold the leads in the stator plug and twist the throttle at the same time. I had no problem with it. Let me know how it goes

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