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I just pulled my bike apart, at 14,000 miles (somehow) it desperately needed a base gasket and valve cover gasket, so then obviously, by default, a head gasket. it also needed a stator coil as the bike was not charging the battery while riding. (it was pissing oil beneath the jug, and out the valve cover, badly, almost 2 quarts a week.)
anyways, so I did all of this, and the bike is dry now (THANK GOD) and I put a new stator in it, and it worked perfectly, I had the bike hooked up to a garbage battery from last year, I'd pop start the bike, and put it in neutral, and i could flick it into high beams, turn the directionals on, and hit the horn at idle, and there was no noticeable difference in luminosity of anything, be it lights, horn, engine running speed. I continued to ride it approx 100 miles, without any charging problems, and I put a brand new battery in it.
within 2 days, the bike was AGAIN not charging anymore at all now though, I am getting ZERO volts coming from all 3 leads off the stator.
I am aware that these bikes are apparently plagued with electrical problems, but I dont want to pull the cover apart again just to find out the stator is still intact if it's going to be a bad ground somewhere, I guess I'm curious for some input who has experience dealing with this bike,
I love it, it's a riot and INCREDIBLE on gas, but the not charging thing is really pissing me off!!! :/
anyways, so I did all of this, and the bike is dry now (THANK GOD) and I put a new stator in it, and it worked perfectly, I had the bike hooked up to a garbage battery from last year, I'd pop start the bike, and put it in neutral, and i could flick it into high beams, turn the directionals on, and hit the horn at idle, and there was no noticeable difference in luminosity of anything, be it lights, horn, engine running speed. I continued to ride it approx 100 miles, without any charging problems, and I put a brand new battery in it.
within 2 days, the bike was AGAIN not charging anymore at all now though, I am getting ZERO volts coming from all 3 leads off the stator.
I am aware that these bikes are apparently plagued with electrical problems, but I dont want to pull the cover apart again just to find out the stator is still intact if it's going to be a bad ground somewhere, I guess I'm curious for some input who has experience dealing with this bike,
I love it, it's a riot and INCREDIBLE on gas, but the not charging thing is really pissing me off!!! :/