VFR80025th Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hi just wondering how many 6.5 gen VFRs have not had a RR or Stator failure and what mileage are you at. I have an 07 VFR 28,000kms - no RR or stator failure. Battery always kept on tender. Thxs everyone Motorcycle show next week. Hoping to pick up a set of Road 5s for the VFR. Take care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer boOZZIE Posted December 30, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 30, 2018 2009 approx 47000kms, I haven't had either go yet. What mc show? Any interesting pre-announcements? Happy new years eve and all the best for the new year , stay safe everybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer FJ12Ryder Posted December 30, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 30, 2018 Are you referring to 5th and 6th generations? If not, what is a 6.5 generation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR80025th Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 I am referring to 6th Gen , 2006 and onwards. Thxs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Givusaclue Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I have a '06 that I've owned from new, I had to put a new battery on it in 2016, but nothing before or since, when I go touring I do have a new r/r in my top box as it's easy to fit, 17500 miles on clock Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer thtanner Posted December 30, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 30, 2018 6.5G failures start to occur between 30-40kmi usually. I'd always suggest a series regulator like the SH847 on any VFR800 prior to gen 8, and to bypass the stock wiring when installing it. It may lengthen stator life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted December 30, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 30, 2018 I fixed a 2007 with 14.5K and stator dead..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marriedman Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 On 12/30/2018 at 4:53 PM, mello dude said: I fixed a 2007 with 14.5K and stator dead..... Both the R/R and the stator. Man, that stator was toast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer gmtech94 Posted January 2, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted January 2, 2019 Stator at 14,000 kilometers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted January 3, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted January 3, 2019 My '08's stator looked like the one pictured above at 18,000 miles. I was still getting 14.6v at the battery, but I was glad I replaced it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighwayStar2009 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 '09 with 25,000 miles, no issues, keep battery on charger. Are these stator issues due to low battery power causing high resistance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted January 3, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted January 3, 2019 6 hours ago, HighwayStar2009 said: '09 with 25,000 miles, no issues, keep battery on charger. Are these stator issues due to low battery power causing high resistance? A battery down on capacity probably wouldn't help. It seems to be a proven fact that stators generally destroy themselves shorting to ground, by a lack of cooling oil flow over a particular section of the winding, ( they always seem to fail in the same section of the winding, where least oil flows) and an inefficient R/R. Both of these issues have been addressed with the 8gen, it has an oil sprayer over the stator and a very efficient microprocessor controlled R/R. as far as I'm aware, there have been no reports of burnt out stators on the 8gen, mine has now done 62,000kms and I dare say others have done many more than mine without stator issues. I've also replaced two burnt out shorted stators on 6gens but had no R/R failures. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer FJ12Ryder Posted January 3, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted January 3, 2019 I wonder if the area that is burnt and shorts out is the particular part of the stator that has the most voltage shunted back to the windings. Perhaps that, and the lack of cooling oil, may explain why it is usually in the same area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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