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    #16
    You can run on the battery no problem. With a fully charged battery you should be able to get though a good portion of a full tank of gas.

    60 V AC is not very good. I agree, sounds like a bum stator.
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      #17
      Originally posted by Nessism View Post
      You can run on the battery no problem. With a fully charged battery you should be able to get though a good portion of a full tank of gas.

      60 V AC is not very good. I agree, sounds like a bum stator.
      ah...ive done alot of highway travel...including a 250 or so mile round trip of alot of 6-6.5k rpm for 2 hours at a time...

      really a full tank of gas lol....i have an led brake light...should i leave the headlight connected? i have foglights too...should i run just them only?

      thanks for the help

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        #18
        The less power you use the longer it will last if you're going to run it total loss.

        Obviously it's safer with full lighting though..

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          #19
          "Thank you officer, I was not aware that my headlight was burned out. I'll replace it right away." Seriously.

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            #20
            I had an aftermarket stator on one bike that put out 60v AC on all three legs & it worked fine.... (1000G).

            Plus you are at 4k rpm not 5k rpm so it will be a bit lower (the 5k rpm figure is usually about 70-75v).

            I put about 15k miles on it with that stator & who knows when it was changed out...

            I would be more worried if one leg was a lot different to the other two.
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            1978 GS1000E - Finished!
            1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
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            1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
            2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar..... - FOR SALE!

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              #21
              Originally posted by salty_monk View Post
              I had an aftermarket stator on one bike that put out 60v AC on all three legs & it worked fine.... (1000G).

              Plus you are at 4k rpm not 5k rpm so it will be a bit lower (the 5k rpm figure is usually about 70-75v).

              I put about 15k miles on it with that stator & who knows when it was changed out...

              I would be more worried if one leg was a lot different to the other two.

              i sent both in to warranty

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                #22
                Ricks stators are excellent, unfortunately, Ricks or any of the other after market R/Rs are not much better than the stock Suzuki R/Rs and can easily fail quickly and damage their associated stators. You have to match your new after market stator with a known good type of R/R. There is tons of information on this site about that subject. Do not use the Ricks R/R even if they replace it.
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                  #23
                  Originally posted by OldVet66 View Post
                  Ricks stators are excellent, unfortunately, Ricks or any of the other after market R/Rs are not much better than the stock Suzuki R/Rs and can easily fail quickly and damage their associated stators. You have to match your new after market stator with a known good type of R/R. There is tons of information on this site about that subject. Do not use the Ricks R/R even if they replace it.

                  i have no choice to use it i cant afford one for a while

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                    #24
                    If you want I have a spare Shindingen R/R that I can send you for free, just send me a couple bucks for shipping.

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Toasty View Post
                      If you want I have a spare Shindingen R/R that I can send you for free, just send me a couple bucks for shipping.
                      will be a week or so...i spent my last 6 bux shipping my parts to ricks..send me a pm with you address

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                        #26
                        no word on what their verdict is...but i thought of something....can the flywheel go bad?...like maybe magnets went weak?

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by gs850cafe View Post
                          no word on what their verdict is...but i thought of something....can the flywheel go bad?...like maybe magnets went weak?
                          i have never seen a GS rotor become demagnetized..
                          unlike a large amount of CB honda's.
                          crash damaged and the magnet(s) becoming loose is a different story.

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by blowerbike View Post
                            i have never seen a GS rotor become demagnetized..
                            unlike a large amount of CB honda's.
                            crash damaged and the magnet(s) becoming loose is a different story.
                            well ive never went down...rode down some pretty rough roads...what should i check for to be safe

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                              #29
                              just check the magnets for cracks/chipping/looseness.
                              see if a piece of steel pulls right to it...strong pull you know..

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                                #30
                                well only update so far is that my r/r tested bad...there testing stator today hopefully

                                edit: the stator tested good...so its my own stupidty assuming it was the stator...

                                but huge thanks to a memeber, i will be putting the shindigen or whatever its called honda r/r this round, and save the ricks for a spare
                                Last edited by Guest; 11-07-2012, 01:05 PM.

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