Where to buy a good R/R? (not expensive)

[Guest]

I'm looking for a good used r/r, i looked on ebay for a late model honda cbr1000 unit and price range is quite large. i would like not to pay too much, but afraid from the cheap ones.
is there a reliable place to get a good used unit - it doesnt has to be from a CBR100 of course, just a good modern one.

Thanks
Eran

[BigD_83]

Have you posted in Parts Wanted? With many switching to the MOSFETs and Series units, someone might have one they are looking to unload.

[tom203]

Plenty of them on ebay like this....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-Reg...-/251295164073?

Shindengen made millions of this model for Kawasaki- a little smaller than hormal Shindengen but should be adequate .BUT, have you followed the discussion regarding the SH775 R/R ? If you have Polaris ATV dealers in your corner of the planet, it could be the last R/R you and your stator ever need.

[eran_k]

Have you posted in Parts Wanted? With many switching to the MOSFETs and Series units, someone might have one they are looking to unload.

Thanks
I am looking for a MOSFET \ Series unit

[eran_k]

Plenty of them on ebay like this....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-Reg...-/251295164073?

Shindengen made millions of this model for Kawasaki- a little smaller than hormal Shindengen but should be adequate .BUT, have you followed the discussion regarding the SH775 R/R ? If you have Polaris ATV dealers in your corner of the planet, it could be the last R/R you and your stator ever need.

Is that Kawasaki unit Series? it's cheap.
could you give me the link to the discussion you mention?
Thanks

[boingk]

Hi there mate, if its worth anything I'll say that I bought a similar looking unit off eBay a year ago for my 2001 Honda VTR1000F. It is currently running strong and I've got no worries at all with it, even after only paying $20 posted from China.

Just goes to show that its not a hugely complex bit of engineering - my $20 unit has far outperformed the original Honda one, hell, the original Honda unit didn't even have a heat sink!

Cheers - boingk

[OldVet66]

The best of the shunt type R'R's are still liable to cost you a stator and another R/R. The cheapest of the series R/R's (you won't find a used one) is in the $70.00 range, but likely the last investment in expensive electrical components you will ever have to make. A short term long term tossup, the cheap components could easily cost more in the long run unless it is just a repair to sell the bike. the Polaris 35A 3PH Series Regulator 105C 4012941 (SH-775) is currently the cheapest series R/R to be had.

[posplayr]

Thanks
I am looking for a MOSFET \ Series unit

MOSFET and SERIES are two different thinsgs the MOSFET is SHUNT like 99% of the rest.

[tom203]

Hi there mate, if its worth anything I'll say that I bought a similar looking unit off eBay a year ago for my 2001 Honda VTR1000F. It is currently running strong and I've got no worries at all with it, even after only paying $20 posted from China.

Just goes to show that its not a hugely complex bit of engineering - my $20 unit has far outperformed the original Honda one, hell, the original Honda unit didn't even have a heat sink!

Cheers - boingk

Have you heard of "murphy's Law" ? I hope you "got no worries at all", but some Chinese knockoffs are pitifully unreliable. Honda had reputation of using good quality components.

[eran_k]

Is this one good?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2004-2005-2006-2007-HONDA-CBR-1000-RR-RECTIFIER-/290942622830?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43bd881c6e&vxp=mtr

[eran_k]

how about this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Polaris-1999-2001-Ranger-Worker-500-Voltage-Rectifier-Regulator-/140864226201?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20cc298399&vxp=mtr

[OldVet66]

Not all Polaris R/R's are three phase, and why would pay $45.00 for a used R/R when you can get the real deal for under $70.00. 35A 3PH Series Regulator 105C 4012941 (SH-775)? The shunt type R/R dogs your stator 24/7 regardless if it is charging or not. The series R/R turns on and off depending on demand, giving the stator a bit of a rest. The stator will run cooler, not heat the oil as much and is not load dependent. Just by design of operation the series R/R avoids a lot of situations that kill the shunt R/R's along with stators. I changed mine when the series R/R was close to $200.00 and would do it again even at that price for the benefits of a series R/R. Now you can get one for a lot less and it is closer to the design specs of the GS series bikes.

[tom203]

Oldvet66- what a SH775 salesman! I hope Polaris doesn't figure out that we ain't using these things on ATVs.