Prudent pre-emptive RR/stator/charging care....

Which wires..... the three to the stator? In any case, the voltage is good at idle, and definitely goes downward as the bike is revved..... so it's hard to believe that the RR isn't at fault.

 

An NS I sold last year.... to an American buyer, actually. I bought this off a guy, whose ex gf "accidentally" backed into it the night before, knocking it over, cracking the upper fairing, etc. I still gave him full price as it's a pretty rare bike.

We were lucky here in Canada.... we got all the good 2 strokes! Lol I even had a few 1986-1990 RZ350s (were 63hp stock). Your damn California emissions kept them out of the U.S.

Here's another shot of the one in my avatar. Sold this one to a guy in CA, believe it or not. Never seen another with pipes like that. The white rims are not original (gold, originally), but looked good on the bike IMO. I think that one had a GSXR rear wheel.

 

I agree with your diagnosis Puzzleboy, if the output is dropping as revs rise, the R/R is unwell. If the stator connector is poorly, you would have low voltage at low revs as well.

There's an informative post on the VTR1000 forum that makes for good reading:

http://www.superhawkforum.com/forums/knowledge-base-40/mosfet-regulator-rectifiers-why-how-25117/

 

Very very Nice Puzzle, thanks for sharing.

 

You're set man, just order your new R/R and go ride.