Hi,
After reading all the problem of regulator/rectifier, even though my 97 XX's still works fine, I'm thinking that may be it's a good idea to keep a spare just in case.

Looking at ebay, there are several for CBR 600/900/F2/F3, I think all CBR (600/900/1100XX) use the same regulator/rectifier? It seems so as I looked
at http://www.electrexusa.com/ and the same part number is listed for all
CBRs.

I just like to confirm it with you guys before I start looking for one on ebay.

Thanks.

-Mike-

I don't think that's right.
When you look here http://www.ronayers.com/fiche/frames.cfm?c...ogfile=200_0351 , you'll see there are three different RR's between the years of XX alone. The '99/'00 and '01/'03 look like they have the same plug though...
The 600 and 900 CBR's have all different plugs and RR's... The 954 and '01/'03 XX look similar, but have different part numbers... you may be able to retrofit them, same as the R1 RR. Needs some plug modification.
Cheers,

The 01/03 OEM rr seems like a much better deal than the aftermarket one

I emailed Ron Ayres and they told me that it's $207 for the
improved regulator for my 97 XX (part # 31600-MY7-305 $207.41!
Where did you guys get it for < $100?
-Mike-

I paid $65 or so for an R1 Reg/Rec from a local aftermarket supply shop.

part # 31600-MY7-305

This is the original part for the '97/'98 !
It was actually replaced by 31600-My7-600 which on Ron Ayers web site is $141 !!!
When you look at the '99/'00 , that part is $96.20.
The improved - better cooling RR from '01-'03 is $85.96 !!!!
I don't know who you talked to but he was wrong. The '99-'03 RR has a different plug !!! So you'd have to rewire it .
Cheers,

From the RonAyres web site.

THanks guys. What year of R1 regulator can I use? I looked on ebay and there are several: some with 2 plugs and some with 1 plug.

Anybody knows what kind of modification do I need if I get a 01-03 XX regulator for my 97 XX?

Thanks again.
-Mike-

as per my local yammie dealer 99-01 use the same R/R...mine came from an 01...all i had to do was remove the terminals from the plastic connector of the wiring harness, put em on and tape em up...heres a good write up on it

http://www.vlc.com.au/~justin/about/bikes/...eg_replace.html :idea:

Thanks again. You are right. I looked on ebay and 2002 and up R1 regulator has 2 plugs while 01 and earlier has 1 plug. I think I'm going to get one
for spare.

-Mike-

I just checked on ebay and there are several used R1 regulator. However, when I asked if there is any warranty that they work, they all replied that they are sold as is. For electronics items, I found it doesn't sound reasonable to buy something as is without even any warranty that it'll work. I guess if that's the standard practice, I can put my dead laptop ($2000 new and now dead, value at $0), dead hard drives ($250 new and now dead value at $0) on ebay and sell them for $50 as is. Geez!

-Mike-

Thanks! What's the part # of the 99-01 R1 regulator?

-Mike-

Thanks for the link. It looks like 99/00 and 01/03 have this weird round plug while 97/98 has the rectangular plug...

You welcome..... :cool:

dunno the part number for the r1 RR...i got mine from someone on the r1 forum

This is the Yamaha part # 4JH-81960-01-00 for '99/'00 R1, from this website:
http://www.yamahapart.com/

You can view the part number (#29 for '99 and #38 for '00) when you place it in the basket. They sell it for $75 BTW.

Cheers,

That's a great write up from bajjer9, He mentioned the 02's and up have a larger better cooling R/R. has anyone with an 02' actually had an R/R go out?

Hehe as much as i would like to take credit for that i cant...it was a link i found on the 'net[/quote]

My '01 has the newer style R/R, so I believe it's the '01 model and up- and no, I can't recall anyone posting about the newer unit failing. I could be wrong, though.

I just checked my r/r wiring harness and it looks great just like the one in that link above. This is very encouraging since I fried my stator (turned it black) in only 12,000 miles.