Are all 81-83 gs650 Stators interchangable?

[jftman]

Hello,
i have run the ohms test on my stator and have one of three wires that gives infinite resistance when measured with any of the other two. I am going to use a dynatel and take an open reading on this wire as a precaution before buying another stator. I might get lucky and find the wire is open in the harness from the seat to the stator.

I also get only 7 vac or zero depending on the pair i measure.

I guess this means the stator is bad and i want to buy one on ebay which is used. With this information i figure there is nothing else to try and should go with another stator. (if i don't get lucky!)

My question is will any stator out of the model years 81-83 on the gs650 work for my 81???

[tom203]

They should all fit ,along with lots of other size suzukis of this era, although the wires might be different lengths or final connections. Search these forums- there's lots of info on this topic, since it's a common problem. Perform the entire gs charging health checkup and you'll be a lot happier!

[terrylee]

Go to alpha sports and get the suzuki part number off their site, then go to Babbitts sports and do parts number search and it will give you a list of bikes with the same part as yours. Having stator problem myself. Put thread on here myself, so might read the answer to my question, very helpful. terrylee

[BassCliff]

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