Alternative Stators

[Sandy]

When you are looking for replacement stators for your blown Suzuki ones, which can be quite pricey, try cross referencing your stator to some of the Kawasaki models. Some models of Kawasaki use the same stators as various Suzuki models. You can cheat and use the Electrex charts to compare. Example: '79 GS1000 uses the G2 replacement and if you look at the Kawasaki chart so does the GP/GPZ 550's. You just have to swap over your wiring harness. Quite often the Kawasaki's are a lot cheaper. I guess they weren't as prone to failure so there is more of them available. When changing the harness over make sure you use good in-line crimp connectors as well as solder and of course shrink tube. Solder only connections can easily fail if the wire is over heated.

[Anonymous]

I needed an 82 1100E stator and did what you describe. I failed to read the fine print on the Electrex site though and wound up with a useless single-phase Kawasaki KZ440LTD stator. Turns out that the Kawa stator does not work in the GS1100, but they both can be replaced with the same Electrex setup. Out $20 until I resell the useless stator.

So be careful.

Michael

[Detman101]

Have you done this yourself Sandy or is your post speculation?


Dm of mD

[Sandy]

I have heard of this being done with the stators off the GP550/GPZ550 series Kawasaks as stated in my first post. Not the single phase stator off of the KZ440. I didn't even mention KZ440 in that post. Check the Electrex fitment guide and you will see that the 550 series takes the same three phase stator as most Suzukis. The 440 will only take the G2 three phase stator replacement if you also change the R/R at the same time. It comes stock with a single phase stator so the stock one won't work on the Suzukis.

[Anonymous]

Alternator and reg/rec blew on my 750kat a few years ago, used a Kwak GT750 alternator I had lying around and reg/rec off of a superdream. 3 years later and still going strong.

[Anonymous]

I have heard of this being done with the stators off the GP550/GPZ550 series Kawasaks as stated in my first post. Not the single phase stator off of the KZ440. I didn't even mention KZ440 in that post. Check the Electrex fitment guide and you will see that the 550 series takes the same three phase stator as most Suzukis. The 440 will only take the G2 three phase stator replacement if you also change the R/R at the same time. It comes stock with a single phase stator so the stock one won't work on the Suzukis.

Yes, it was my oversight and failure to read the fine print which gave me a useless stator. No blame but my own.

Thanks for the tips Sandy!

Michael