melted stator wires

Smiley - I just double checked. Thanks for pointing that out.

I think my idle is a bit low once the bike is warmed up. Its hovering at about 1000, maybe even a little under, so I'll have to check that out.

All test with high beams and a blinker on.

At "idle" of 900 to 1000 - same 12.6ish that I got yesterday.

At 1100 RPMs - 13.6 to 13.8
Same at 1200

Anywhere from 1300 to 2000 - 14.8x

Anywhere from 2000 to 6000 - 14.7x to 14.8

So I think I'm OK, and its an issue of adjusting my idle up a hair. Don't remember the idle being low when I put it away in the beginning of winter. Maybe she just needs a good flogging to get her heart pumping!

 

Ok, that makes sense. The service manual says idle should be at 1,200 +/- 100 RPM.

Sorry if I am being anal... It's the engineer in me.

My idle may be a bit high. I need to retest it at 1,200. ha!

 

No worries. Besides, isn't anal good?

My idle is definitely low. I'll look into adjusting it and then I should be good to go!

 

Glad to hear that R/R and VFRness worked out for you Pliskin. Good work my friend. :thumbsup:

Yew iz now O-fishly a reel motorsickle meck-a nick! :lol:

 

Totally your call. If you like it, it does not matter what anyone else thinks. :biggrin:

 

Don't know. Never been in prison.

 

I believe prison is where the term "It is better to give then to receive" originated from.

 

NICE, that's pretty much spot on with the readings other VFRNess installs have been seeing. I check mine monthly at the battery and also have a voltmeter installed in the instrument pod, which I will listen to if it ever goes batshit again. BTW, setting the idle around 1300-1400 works well to prevent The Stalling...

 

Thanks Mello. I had read your post over there as well. Always good to have info and options!

 

Ok so I'm new too vfr's so pardon my ignorance but after purchasing my 04 I had dealer run recalls on my vin# and they found an outstanding wire harness recall not done. They ordered a new harness and installed it. Should I be concerned of this same rectifier wire connection overload?

 

Yeah, you probably should. I don't think that Honda ever really "fixed" the wiring harness. The R/R is definitely not fixed. They are all thyristor types that get way too hot and fail.

 

Pliskin, glad to hear that you fixed the RR problem.

I replaced my old RR (stock) with a used Yamaha R1 RR (from an '06). It seems working fine at all rpm range. However, the stator wire connector area got very hot after few minutes. Never had this issue with my old RR though. I may need to bypass the connector by soldering them. Or I may need to replace the whole RR wire set using the vfrness.

 

Well it was definitely a lesson learned for me. But I'm glad I did it. For $45, the VFRness is a cheap investment. And as I said above, my voltage is pretty consistent across the board - which is the whole purpose the the VFRness.

I'm no pro with installation, but having done it now, if you want a hand let me know.

 

NO NO NO NO

DO NOT PUT DIELECTRIC GREASE ON ANYTHING. DIELECTRIC GREASE IS AN INSULATOR.
it will block the flow of current, produce heat, dry out in to a grean powder and corrode and burn everything up.

edit: After reading this I see deadsmiley already addressed this.

 

I inspect my mods annually, which include the stator/RR fix and all the connectors. So far everything's good, with no sign of the problems you've described.

 

This is dielectric grease after a couple years.

 

Someone on this forum recommended me to put dielectric grease in all my connections when my first stator went out in 2010(it may have been you). I blindly charged ahead, pulled every connection that i could find apart, cleaned them and then packed them with dielectric grease. They have all since failed, one by one. I have had to take them apart and clean all that shit out by hand. The ignition connection actually got so bad and hot that it burnt up. I can not for the life of me understand why some one would recommend putting an insulating grease in an electrical connection.

 

Its mainly to prevent corrosion i believe. I checked all my connectors on my 02 and none have any signs of overheating or burning issues. I am hoping (maybe) that i can help out the electrical system by using all low power consuming bulbs (LED) and 35watt HID headlamp units to lessen the load on the electrical system. I have done this to my other 2 viffers and none have had any issues with it failing stator, wiring or rectifiers.

 

No that is a really bad idea. You Lessing the load on the electrical system is just going to give the rr more of a load to have to convert into heat. The best thing that you can do is instal a voltage gauge and run accessories when ever your voltage gets over 14 volts.


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