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My bike caught fire yesterday- stator gone! - what am i looking at $$

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rutakin said:
all gixxers should be set to flame...
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it seems Suzuki has built that feature right in.

The connector on mine started to melt and burn too. A buddy caught it while we were doing some work on the Busa and it's been fine since. Damn you, Suzuki.
 
Stator cost 200 maybe a bit more
Labour cost me almost 400

This was a wonky stator on a sv1000s...


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BusaBob said:
it seems Suzuki has built that feature right in.

The connector on mine started to melt and burn too. A buddy caught it while we were doing some work on the Busa and it's been fine since. Damn you, Suzuki.
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Where is yours Bob?
Mine's down low - just in front of the rear wheel.
Stupid location, but better than the 750's (I never had a problem with three of those bikes)
I got a new one from the recall for the busa.
The fins on the heat sink are (claimed to be) 1mm longer.
When I swapped them, I should have measured.
I had to return the original. That's when I was told about the "new design".
 
Hey all, good news. Bike is fixed and up and running with my new exhaust. Akra ROXXXX. Thanks to Daniel from Heritage Auto who got me that back ordered part and got the job done in no time!!

And thanks to all who taught me something about regulators/stators. Learn something new everyday!!
 
gsxrgrl said:
Hey all, good news. Bike is fixed and up and running with my new exhaust. Akra ROXXXX. Thanks to Daniel from Heritage Auto who got me that back ordered part and got the job done in no time!!

And thanks to all who taught me something about regulators/stators. Learn something new everyday!!
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Shorty akras = drooool
 
not sure if i should call Suzuki dealership and go through the stator replacement (if it wasn't done previously)...

from what i read there isn't a reliable Suzuki dealership around town, and also many ppl started having the GSXR irregular idle issues after the service :(
 
SuckaB said:
not sure if i should call Suzuki dealership and go through the stator replacement (if it wasn't done previously)...

from what i read there isn't a reliable Suzuki dealership around town, and also many ppl started having the GSXR irregular idle issues after the service :(
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You read wrong, i've been going to hillcrest suzuki for years now and never had a problem. Now newmarket is a different story...
 
Gary said:
Where is yours Bob?
Mine's down low - just in front of the rear wheel.
Stupid location, but better than the 750's (I never had a problem with three of those bikes)
I got a new one from the recall for the busa.
The fins on the heat sink are (claimed to be) 1mm longer.
When I swapped them, I should have measured.
I had to return the original. That's when I was told about the "new design".
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It's on the left side of the tail. DJ saw it while we were swapping out the bent sub-frame
 
This seems to be a trend this summer. If you own a late model GSXR 600 to 1000, have your R/R inspected. I just did another one today for a lady. The back of the regulator was melted.

I was able to find another regulator that was 3 days away.

Daniel
 
Just replaced my R/R on my 07 gsxr 600, real simple to do. Ordered mine from RM stator in Quebec, read some reviews and they were all positive. Another place to get one from is electrosport.com, also lots of positive reviews. Both use MOSFET type regulators and are supposedly built better than the oem and are less than half the price totaling $113 cdn shipped to my door in Toronto in 2 days, and also carry a 1 year warranty.

The total time to do the job if left in the stock location should only take about an hour. I relocated mine by flattening out the stock bracket and making some spacers for it to sit on the side of the frame. I separated the horn bracket and bent that 90 degrees to sit back in the original location where the R/R used to be so the wires can still reach.

I got the idea from this site. http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=309082
 
My regulator didn't burn out but my 2006 GSXR600 isn't charging. Battery was around 12.8V when turned off and 12.4V when revving. Bike also wouldn't start unless I charged the battery with a charger. How can I test if it's the stator or the regulator causing this? Thanks!
 
at_28 said:
My regulator didn't burn out but my 2006 GSXR600 isn't charging. Battery was around 12.8V when turned off and 12.4V when revving. Bike also wouldn't start unless I charged the battery with a charger. How can I test if it's the stator or the regulator causing this? Thanks!
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I would say your stator is fried if your battery is not charging. But I could be wrong. To test it just start up the bike and rev it to around 5000rpm and keep it there. Then just check with a voltmeter if the voltage is going up in between 13 and 14.5 or so volts. Even at idle, voltage should be near 13. 12.4 at rev means it's your stator.
 
The above method only tells you if the SYSTEM isn't working. To test only the stator you have to do a few things. Unplug your stator from you r/r then run the bike. When revving you should have 55v DC coming from each winding. Also, you should check the resistance across each winding. I think it should be 12 ohms, but don't quote me on that. You should also check resistance from each winding to ground. My stator shorted to ground last year and that's how I found out.
 
RandomHero said:
The above method only tells you if the SYSTEM isn't working. To test only the stator you have to do a few things. Unplug your stator from you r/r then run the bike. When revving you should have 55v DC coming from each winding. Also, you should check the resistance across each winding. I think it should be 12 ohms, but don't quote me on that. You should also check resistance from each winding to ground. My stator shorted to ground last year and that's how I found out.
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I thought it had to be 65v+ per winding?
 
silverbullet132 said:
I thought it had to be 65v+ per winding?
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You may be righ, my appologies for incorrect information. Thinking back now the reason why I said 55 is because that's what my brand new oem stator was putting out for some reason. I didn't really care cause I figure that's just less volts the r/r has to dispose of. The ohms could be wrong too, just gotta confirm that they're all the same testing across each winding.
 
Bumping this thread to see how those who've replaced their faulty R/R's are holding up? If you're happy with yours... would appreciate stating the replacement model you purchased. Looks like mine is pooched and looking for a reliable replacement.
 
When mine went, my stator was also cooked. Replaced it with an OEM stator and Rick's R/R. Rick's unit is beefier, the wiring is thicker and well insulated. Rode it for 1 year and sold it. Didn't have a problem with it since replacing it and the new owner has been in touch with me and the bike is still going strong.
 
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