Justin

+1 ... stator has a bad phase if the volts are going down as the rpms go up. Been down this road a few times. Get yourself a replacement from http://www.electrosport.com/street/street-...treet_46650.php .... cheaper than OEM, more power and built much better. My volts stay over 13 regardless of what farkles I am running.

My stock one didn't have any fins... but upgrading to a VFR R/R wouldn't make sense either, as that was a bum part on that bike too.

I think one of the biggest issues is that a lot of cruiser riders are rear brakers... possibly because a lot of middle aged, never ridden before, want to be like everyone else folks opt for that type of bike.

Damn.... I wish I wasn't poor... good luck w/ the sale! BTW, SHHHHWWWEEEEEEEET!

That's the one. How you doin? I've seen you on your XX in the Morrison area a few times this summer. Steve says you're living in the Idledale area? Was in Idledale, just bought a house in Highlands Ranch... Yuppieville, CO. Doing good, yourself? I'll send you a PM with my contact info, have a few rides coming up.

In the case of electrosport I disagree .... the stuff they make is top notch, and far superior to the crap that Honda put on the XX... electrosport as a great reputation. I have their stator and rr on my bike and the build quality appears great, plus it keeps the volts up near 14 running high beams, heated gear, and other accessories.

Why does Stan's garage make me horny?

Is this sfarson's old XX? Is this Chris H? If so, I know that's one sweet ride with some serious mods!

damn.... if I only had $1200 to spend on carbs.... I would!

How the hell do you get 10-12k out of a rear? Are you riding an XX? Mine destroys contiforces in < 4k ... I get 4500-5000 out of Z7/M3 combo

Now THAT would be cool.... all the best of the XX and ZX in one sweet package

Sounding more and more like the symptoms I was having before the stator gave up it's ghost....

You would need to ride the bike to the store. If you want to have them check for charging voltage. When you have it running, and have the headlight pointing at the garage wall, can you see it get brighter when you rev it off idle. This will tell you that your charging system is at least putting out some voltage. No, just take the battery no need to take the bike, do not trust their peception of an "OK" charging system, just have them check the battery & nothing else. Motorcycle's & cars are 2 different things, a diganostics test for a car may not work for the bike. Here is what to do since you sound unsure : 1) Charge battery 2) Remove battery 3) Take to auto parts 4) Have them load check it, twice to be 100% sure (have had a bad battery past 1st test before but not the 2nd) 5) If it fails, buy a new battery, but keep in mind that they probably dont sell gel or sealed battery's there & if you purchase the liquid acid type it should only be used to get you out of a pinch or Temp. use. 6) IF its good, trouble shoot the R/R & stator when you get home, there is a procedure in the manual on chapter 16 section 7 (16-7) to do this. Clear ? Yup thanks. If the battery is bad, I'll order one online..I've been pointed to some good sites. I don't really trust myself with stator/R/R stuff....I tend to make things worse and get in over my head. I might take it to the speed shop who does most of the major stuff for me. I completely trust them. Really sounds like it's the battery from the symptoms.... if not the RR and stator are so easy to test and/or replace, even a caveman could do it. And if you do wind up getting a new stator, get one from electrosport, more power than oem, and very well built.

So was this done on the quad to lengthen then the wheelbase?

They look pretty decent, I might try to get a black set from him this winter when I start my tear down and restore project. The fairings on mine look like they have seen 70k hard miles (heck, they have!).

I'm with you on that, I think the carbed birds have a bit more "personality"... the FI birds are just too smooth IMO.

Nice bike, nice price, too bad it's blue.... :icon_silenced:

http://www.electrosport.com/street/street-...treet_46650.php Replaced mine with that, much better than OEM, and more power... with high-beams on and heated liner/gloves it will stay of 13 Volts all day long. Also, check your stator harness... mine melted a few weeks after putting in the new stator. The plastic melted into the wire and because of the resistance had a huge power drop. Had to rig up a better connection. Worth a look anyway.

65k miles on the 97', only major failure the stator... other than that, replaced the cct before it failed. Many tires, 4 chains, 3 sets of sprockets, fork seals, lots of different fluids....

Those are so cool looking... too bad I already have the givi setup.... I'm debating, may be time to put the givi on another bike and grab one of these for the bird... they make it look so stream-lined.

worth every penny of that price!

Thanks, for some reason I missed that on the site. That seems like a handy gizmo!

Thanks, I will check it out

low beam should be top, is on any XX I have seen

Is there a link where one can check these out? It's been on my shortlist for some time... and I'm afraid putting Buell pegs on the XX may cause oil leaks