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* [http://www.genebitsystems.com/david/MotorcyclePrep/statorfailure.htm Alternator Stator Failure and Repair] found [http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5196567&postcount=306 here]. | * [http://www.genebitsystems.com/david/MotorcyclePrep/statorfailure.htm Alternator Stator Failure and Repair] found [http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5196567&postcount=306 here]. | ||
* [http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5114368&postcount=301 This post] in the [http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173645 ADV Rider KLR650 stator thread] tells of bad customer service and failing products. | * [http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5114368&postcount=301 This post] in the [http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173645 ADV Rider KLR650 stator thread] tells of bad customer service and failing products. | ||
==Regulators== | |||
[http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=29102&hl=idle%20voltage&st=30# This post] on VFRDiscussions.com recommends Yamaha R1 regulators from 2004 and later: | |||
<blockquote>"lots of folks with R1's from around 03 and earlier had RR problems, but the 04's and up the problem was corrected."</blockquote> | |||
Revision as of 03:03, 17 January 2008
Modifications
Electrosport
Electrosport sells stators which claim to increase power output over stock. Increased wattage at high RPMs is gained at the expense of wattage at lower RPMs. If a bike is to be ridden around town regularly, the stock stator may be preferred. An image was posted by an Electrosport employee to this thread which shows the output trade off of their KLR650 stators:
Warning
There appear to be several accounts of Electrosport products failing due to what appears to be poor construction.
- Alternator Stator Failure and Repair found here.
- This post in the ADV Rider KLR650 stator thread tells of bad customer service and failing products.
Regulators
This post on VFRDiscussions.com recommends Yamaha R1 regulators from 2004 and later:
"lots of folks with R1's from around 03 and earlier had RR problems, but the 04's and up the problem was corrected."