h2o player Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I have been dealing with the typical Black Bird charging woes. I swapped batteries, put in an new regulator and finaly swapped out the stator (at the advise of a local stealer) Still had problems. Any time the outside temp was over 70 deg the bike did not charge well. I had to keep the bike on a charger every night. I called electro sport and talked with Eric. He was well aware of the Black Bird charging problems. He admits that even their replacment regulator is a direct copy of the factory regulator and has the same problems. Eric custom built me a new regulator good for 500 watts! It is twice the size of the stock regulator but still bolts into the factory location using the factory holes. All I had to do was change out the stock bolts with something about 5mm longer. It is really tight on the clearace of the tail body but it does fit. Eric says to give him a call if you are interested in one of the modified regulators. Eric Hesterman Research and Development ElectroSport Industries 3803 Oceanic Dr. Ste 201 Oceanside, CA 92056 PH: +1 (760) 842-8300 FX: +1 (760) 842-8306 mailto:ehesterman@electrosport.com www.electrosport.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redxxrdr Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I've been lucky so far. Was the regulator you put in first a 01 and later? New? Any farkles that draw lots of power? Nice to see a 500 watt regulator, now if we could get a stator to go with it. I think Warchild tried a aftermarket, but with limited success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 What was the cost of the custom regulator??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2o player Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 I've been lucky so far. Was the regulator you put in first a 01 and later? New? Any farkles that draw lots of power? Nice to see a 500 watt regulator, now if we could get a stator to go with it. I think Warchild tried a aftermarket, but with limited success. 97-98 regulator, my bike is a 98. The regulator is overkill for the need but it is better than the alternative. I upgraded the lights when I baught the bike. What was the cost of the custom regulator??? You will have to check with Eric. He provided to me at no cost. I had baught my first regulator from them. Eric just steped up, never even asked for money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Eddy Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 WOW, I never thought to contact electrosport. I have one of their aftermarket R/R's and it stopped charging after about a month. I switched to a Yamaha R/R and a adapter plug from bartonmd (Mike). So far so good, but I would like a little more voltage so I may get the newer stator that puts out more(I have a 97). I maybe overdrawing, since I changed out the stock 55W head lights for some 100W bulbs from JAWS. When I have my hi-beem on now my voltage drops to 13.3 from 13.8/13.9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxb Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 WOW, I never thought to contact electrosport. I have one of their aftermarket R/R's and it stopped charging after about a month. I switched to a Yamaha R/R and a adapter plug from bartonmd (Mike). So far so good, but I would like a little more voltage so I may get the newer stator that puts out more(I have a 97). I maybe overdrawing, since I changed out the stock 55W head lights for some 100W bulbs from JAWS. When I have my hi-beem on now my voltage drops to 13.3 from 13.8/13.9. I have just bought one from Electrosport..ESR580. cost $99.00. It has a one year warrenty. I hope it lasts longer than a month.. Seems to be ok at the moment. I went to Electrosport to pick it up..I didnt meet Eric unfortunately.. Bonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2o player Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 WOW, I never thought to contact electrosport. I have one of their aftermarket R/R's and it stopped charging after about a month. I switched to a Yamaha R/R and a adapter plug from bartonmd (Mike). So far so good, but I would like a little more voltage so I may get the newer stator that puts out more(I have a 97). I maybe overdrawing, since I changed out the stock 55W head lights for some 100W bulbs from JAWS. When I have my hi-beem on now my voltage drops to 13.3 from 13.8/13.9. I checked the voltage with high beams on 50 mile trip. 13.78 @ 2500 rpm, 13.9 @ 4000+ rpm. Sits between 13.97 and 14.1 with high beams off. We have had warm temps this week and I put on over 600 miles with out having to put it on the charger. It sure is much more enjoyable when your not worried about the bike cutting out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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