Japan Meets Britain

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:34 am

I looked on the Dennis Kirk site, and they have quite a number of Rick's stators. Any idea which one it is (part number)?

cknight · Post by **cknight** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:07 am

Rick's part number was 99-102. The Dennis Kirk part number is 208608. Just now looking at the Kirk site, it shows as "No Longer Available". A few years ago, Kevin Mayer at Motorcycle Electrical Services in Nederland, CO (303-258-0213) rewound a couple of CB77 stators for me and did an excellent job. Thanks, Chase

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:09 am

Actually managed (I think!) to track down one of Rick's stator/rectifier kits online. It should be here in a couple of days, and hopefully it will in fact be the right one. The (manufacturer's) part number is 99-102, so let's keep our fingers crossed that it's right!

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:05 pm

Good News! A package was sitting on my doorstep when I came home today, and it was my stator and rectifier/regulator. Plus, it was the right set! Interesting that the rectifier/regulator looks like a modern one, so I'll be interested to see how the ensemble performs.

Nice thing about this situation is that I'm not simply replacing -- hopefully I'm improving!

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:53 pm

May I ask what change in running maintenance voltage you want when you have the CB72 , better magnet field rotor than the CB72(L) and you have 12.8 volts?
Just to change parts????????. ..........lm

I can only manage 12.8 volts when the bike is running, so maybe the stator or the rectifier are the source of the trouble (I did replace the rectifier a few years ago with one from RetroBikes). I

Vince Lupo wrote:Good News! A package was sitting on my doorstep when I came home today, and it was my stator and rectifier/regulator. Plus, it was the right set! Interesting that the rectifier/regulator looks like a modern one, so I'll be interested to see how the ensemble performs.

Nice thing about this situation is that I'm not simply replacing -- hopefully I'm improving!

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:34 pm

Thanks for the question Ed -- always good to read your valuable input.

Well, when I first had the rotor and the (then) new rectifier installed, I was making about 13.5 volts (I believe the stator is the original one to the bike). Now the charging is down to 12.8, which for me is not enough to run the bike worry-free (though admittedly with an old bike there's always something to worry about!). As evidenced, when I rode the bike a couple of weeks ago, the bike died at a traffic light, and when I tried to start it again, the starter turned over very slowly and didn't have enough juice to start the bike (and don't forget, I no longer have a kickstart because of the 5 speed transmission), so I had to push start it to get it going again. Further, there may be a possibility that the stator got damaged when I had that recent issue with the oil pump and the bike overheated, thus accounting for the reduced voltage (maybe).

I know of others who have installed the Rick's products on their SuperHawks, and they're pulling as much as 14.5 volts, which for me would be great. I could run a brighter headlight if I so chose, and would give the charging system that extra 'oomph' that I believe many Honda charging systems need (at least the few that I've personally experienced).

So really, for the $198 in parts to hopefully fix and upgrade the charging system (particularly in light of everything else I've done to the bike over the last 8 years), it doesn't seem like a major decision to me....I could of course be wrong though!

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:10 am

Any idea what the volts were at the battery before you started your ride?
How long had it been since you rode the bike or charged the cattery to max charge?. ........lm

Vince Lupo wrote:Thanks for the question Ed -- always good to read your valuable input.

Well, when I first had the rotor and the (then) new rectifier installed, I was making about 13.5 volts (I believe the stator is the original one to the bike). Now the charging is down to 12.8, which for me is not enough to run the bike worry-free (though admittedly with an old bike there's always something to worry about!). As evidenced, when I rode the bike a couple of weeks ago, the bike died at a traffic light, and when I tried to start it again, the starter turned over very slowly and didn't have enough juice to start the bike (and don't forget, I no longer have a kickstart because of the 5 speed transmission), so I had to push start it to get it going again. Further, there may be a possibility that the stator got damaged when I had that recent issue with the oil pump and the bike overheated, thus accounting for the reduced voltage (maybe).

I know of others who have installed the Rick's products on their SuperHawks, and they're pulling as much as 14.5 volts, which for me would be great. I could run a brighter headlight if I so chose, and would give the charging system that extra 'oomph' that I believe many Honda charging systems need (at least the few that I've personally experienced).

So really, for the $198 in parts to hopefully fix and upgrade the charging system (particularly in light of everything else I've done to the bike over the last 8 years), it doesn't seem like a major decision to me....I could of course be wrong though!