I think my charging system is going out

[ihalterman]

My stator waires (all 3) are getting very hot. I checked the connections to make sure they were good. I just happend to notice this while I was adjusting the carbs. I could see little puffs of smoke coming from the little rubber boot that covers the connecters. Could this be a symptom of a R/R going bad? Or just old wires?

[Billy Ricks]

My stator waires (all 3) are getting very hot. I checked the connections to make sure they were good. I just happend to notice this while I was adjusting the carbs. I could see little puffs of smoke coming from the little rubber boot that covers the connecters. Could this be a symptom of a R/R going bad? Or just old wires?

Try cleaning and tightening the connections inside that boot. You can eliminate them altogether by soldering then shrink wrapping them.

[ihalterman]

OK, I will give that a shot.

Thanks Billy.


BJ

[tconroy]

OK, I will give that a shot.

Thanks Billy.


BJ

The r/r going bad will not heat up as what you are talking about. If it was the r/r you would notice your battery water level going down. Do you have to ad water to your battery every so often? If so I would check your r/r.

[bwringer]

The connections might look good, but they are almost certainly bad -- almost every GS owner has to solder these connections at some point, and most show signs of overheating damage.

[tconroy]

The connections might look good, but they are almost certainly bad -- almost every GS owner has to solder these connections at some point, and most show signs of overheating damage.

like melted plastic connections.It best to soder them together and get rid of the plastic connections even if you buy a new r/r.

[yasser]

I just got my bike back thinking I had charging problems. The mechanic stated that it was simply a wire that corroded and got hot - simple fix. It sounds a little like what you described.

[tconroy]

I just got my bike back thinking I had charging problems. The mechanic stated that it was simply a wire that corroded and got hot - simple fix. It sounds a little like what you described.

I would still ground your r/r straight to the battery and the hot wire to the positve side,and soder you other wires together and get rid of the pastic connections so you will never have trouble again.