I recently installed the SH847 series R/R on my 2001 Blackbird and I'll share the findings here. It doesn't look like anyone else on this forum has installed it yet so I guess I'm the first brave soul to try it out. TLDR version: the install was very straightforward.
I purchased the SH847 from Roadstercycle.com based on the positive reviews on this forum. The older SH775 was no longer available and I specifically wanted a series R/R so I got the SH847. My bike only has 8.6K miles and the electrical system is still in good health. I wanted a series R/R to help preserve the stator, prevent a future failure, and keep the bike running cooler since it gets hot around here in Georgia.
The SH847 housing is about the same width as stock, but about 0.5" taller and even more so with the electrical plugs on top. The mounting holes are also about 1" wider than the stock R/R. Despite this, the SH847 will still fit on the bike and no modification was needed to refit the tail fairing. I reused the rearmost screw and frame mounting hole to mount the left side of the R/R. For the right side, with the plug in place, the RR fits snugly against the frame and plastic undertail. I used a ZIP tie on the right to tie the R/R against the frame. With this mounting, the R/R does not move at all.
The 3 stator wires from the R/R were spliced to the stock harness using the connectors and heatshrink provided by Roadstercycles. The positive and ground were connected directly to the battery. Extra wires from the stock harness were taped up. Voltage across the battery was 12.8V with the bike off and 14.3V with the bike engine turned on at idle.
Tip: disconnect the battery terminals before installing. I forgot to do this and accidentally shorted the positive and negative wires to the stock R/R when cutting the harness. I basically blew the main fuse. With a couple of minutes of searching this forum, I was able to find the 30amp main fuse next to the starter relay and replaced to get the bike running again.
I haven't had a chance to take the bike out on a ride yet, but will this weekend. I'm hoping to see a significant decrease in bike operating temperature and with the beefier R/R, I might look to run heated gear when the weather turns colder.
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I purchased the SH847 from Roadstercycle.com based on the positive reviews on this forum. The older SH775 was no longer available and I specifically wanted a series R/R so I got the SH847. My bike only has 8.6K miles and the electrical system is still in good health. I wanted a series R/R to help preserve the stator, prevent a future failure, and keep the bike running cooler since it gets hot around here in Georgia.
The SH847 housing is about the same width as stock, but about 0.5" taller and even more so with the electrical plugs on top. The mounting holes are also about 1" wider than the stock R/R. Despite this, the SH847 will still fit on the bike and no modification was needed to refit the tail fairing. I reused the rearmost screw and frame mounting hole to mount the left side of the R/R. For the right side, with the plug in place, the RR fits snugly against the frame and plastic undertail. I used a ZIP tie on the right to tie the R/R against the frame. With this mounting, the R/R does not move at all.
The 3 stator wires from the R/R were spliced to the stock harness using the connectors and heatshrink provided by Roadstercycles. The positive and ground were connected directly to the battery. Extra wires from the stock harness were taped up. Voltage across the battery was 12.8V with the bike off and 14.3V with the bike engine turned on at idle.
Tip: disconnect the battery terminals before installing. I forgot to do this and accidentally shorted the positive and negative wires to the stock R/R when cutting the harness. I basically blew the main fuse. With a couple of minutes of searching this forum, I was able to find the 30amp main fuse next to the starter relay and replaced to get the bike running again.
I haven't had a chance to take the bike out on a ride yet, but will this weekend. I'm hoping to see a significant decrease in bike operating temperature and with the beefier R/R, I might look to run heated gear when the weather turns colder.
