Help from Italy for the purchase Rectifier-Regulator in U.S...

Hello everyone, I'm Sergio and I write from Italy, I am owner of a VFR 2000 (catalyzed), I would buy a regulator-rectifier and I saw on the net that here in the U.S. there are for sale

Rick's Motor

2000 Honda VFR800 Street Bike Hot Shot Honda Rectifier-Regulator Aftermarket Parts


Wire My Bike

Wire My Bike

...which then also this is always the last thing Rick's but even less, both adopt the tecnoligia MOSFET.

So, given the distance ... what could be better than asking here, on this site, which combines many of VFR possossori the U.S.

So here I am, I ask you, you have purchased one of these two products for your 5th generation VFR (2000/2001), what was your opinion about the product? actually solves the long standing problem that plagues the VFR and it is better than mom's Honda? replacing the original without the need for any modification or plug & play.

Have you purchased other products, other than these, where?

Thank you all for the suggestions and information

Sergio.

 

Hey Sergio

I have purchased a new R/R from JT at Wire My Bike and was very happy with the product. I would not hesitate to recommend them as they have a great product at a fair price and delivery of the part was very quick.

 

Thank you so much information ...

 

I personally don't think that the Rick's R/R units are very good and I've known a couple of people who had them fail within one year of installing. The Rick's units are probably slightly better than the OEM units but I think you would be better off modifying a Yamaha R1 unit to fit your bike. Wire My Bike website has the harness adapter that will allow you to use the R1 unit but you will have to slightly modify the R/R itself to make it fit. Take a look at the thread below.

http://vfrworld.com/forums/mechanic...yamaha-r1-regulator-work-5th-gen-vfr-how.html


Rollin

 

Sergio

First of all a quick welcome to the Madhouse!!!!!!

Before anyone else spots that you have managed to sneak in here without a proper Intro, and have not posted any photos of your VFR, do yourself a favour and add a picture or two of your ride asap - or some of the folks will be ragging on you real soon!


As for 5th Gen RR's I can't speak from experience but the search engine on here is pretty good and if you type in the two RR brands you are interested in, it should help answer your question. I know that there have been a few fairly negative posts about some aftermarket 6th gen RR's, which may or not be pertinent.

The long and short of it is that electrical issues will eventually affect almost all makes of motorbike. On a modern motorbike the key components the RR's and Stators have a very hard time in a very harsh environment, so its almost inevitable they will fail, and need replacement in much the same way as alternators on cars eventually go bad.

I don't know whether Honda eventually re-designed and now offer an upgraded RR for the 5th Gen VFR, or if they simply continue to offer the orginal part. You may want to check with your local Honda dealership and if they have upgraded the part, ask them for a quote for the price and the part number. Quite often genuine Honda parts are expensive, and in Europe it seems that many outlets set the same price. But don't be tempted to hand over your cash, at least until you have checked to see if the same part is available cheaper elsewhere.

Normally you do not have to pay full price for genuine Honda parts if you know where to look. The UK firm David Silver spares specialise in supplying genuine Honda parts and will post around Europe. Compare the price for the part from your local Honda dealer with the price on the David Silver website - which is often quite a significant saving. But don't place an order on-line until you ring their telephone helpline staff, as for some expensive parts they seem to be able to offer an even lower price for exactly the same parts listed on the website. They will also be able to advise if the original Honda part has been superceded, and can supply the new improved item. If the price they quote on the telephone service is good, they can take payment by most credit/debit cards and will post the item across Europe in a few days. I have used them to send stuff to France and which arrived very quickly and I ended up with brand new genuine Honda parts but a whole lot cheaper.

Hope that helps - let us know how you get on.



SkiMad

 

Thanks to all of the information, there is a lot of meat on the fire ... haha ... good idea of the R / R of R1 (but which year) and besides also the model of SHINDENGEN FH020AA that if full of instructions should be feasible.

Thanks for the tip Site David Silver, it is true, here in Italy the same regulator to ask for original Honda € 180/190 .... atchh ... by David the middle and is the same, here plucked bikers!

P.S. I put a couple of photos on the site, unfortunately I burned the external memory where I had all the photos and I have recovered little or nothing ...

 

I fitted one of these from a UK company, works really well. MOSFET based does not get hot !

Regulator Rectifiers | Electrex World Ltd

Regards

 

Nice to see another VFR in Italy! I thought I was the only one, glad I am not.

We do need pictures, or at least to know what color she is...

~Jack

 

First thing I had to do in my 2000 VFR was replace the Regulator... Mine was ordered through my local Honda Dealer and it has been running solid for two seasons now. My understanding is that the Rectifier / Regulator is a piece of hardware that often fails. I think you take your chances when ordering them from anywhere and it also depends on the wiring job on your bike but mostly the regulator is burned out by HEAT. Ordering is half the equation, installing it properly where it can get plenty of air is the other half. And when I say properly, I don't mean in the original stock location that Honda mounted it. There are several alternative spots to mount and pretty much anywhere outside of the original mounting spot would be better.

But to the OP's point... I have read good and bad about Ricks R/Rs. Since it is a high risk part, what it came down to for me was that if anything went wrong, I could take it back to my local Dealer and they would handle it for me under warranty.

 

Ola, your speech is flawless, but here in Italy controller of the original VFR you do pay careo € 200.00, the warranty is 1 year ... if it breaks before you are lucky, AHHAA of ... usually the warranty on this material p for 24 months but of 12, everything is calculated ...

my R / R ... better to say in a low voice ... still goes, the bike has only 24,000 km, but I would like to bring one back in long runs from 250km up so 'as not to remain on the ground away from house.

The assembly of shindgen is quite simple, even within my reach as a neophyte in the electrical / electronics, but the work is to be done quietly at home, so I guess I will opt for or what sells J to wire my bike or for the original one by take in the UK, without paying customs duty and VAT.