Manny78 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I know this topic has been talked about over and over again but rather than filtering through those many conversations I figured I would ask a quick direct question. 5th gen OEM stator is no longer available. What is the best aftermarket alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Mohawk Posted June 10, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted June 10, 2020 Either a secondhand one or find a winder near you & have the old one re-wound. If you are really keen it is possible to diy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieg Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I've not had much luck with rewound stators. I bought a non OEM stator from a company in the UK. IMO it's a better stator than OEM and substantially cheaper than what Honda wants for a new one!https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=vfr800&PN=RR882%2dRegulator%2dRectifier%2dCBR600%2dVFR800%2dCB900F%2dCBR900RR%2ehtml#SID=439Sent from my ONEPLUS A6003 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted June 10, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted June 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Manny78 said: I know this topic has been talked about over and over again but rather than filtering through those many conversations I figured I would ask a quick direct question. 5th gen OEM stator is no longer available. What is the best aftermarket alternative? Have yours rewound by Custom Rewind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer raYzerman Posted June 10, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted June 10, 2020 Do you feel lucky? Order one from China (as most of them are made there and sold by North American resellers...), buy two and have one as a spare. I've heard the Electrex guys are good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer joneill Posted June 11, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted June 11, 2020 I just installed one yesterday from Rick's Motorsports Electrics for $145. (https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/New-OEM-Style-Honda-Stator-21_121 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted June 12, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted June 12, 2020 On 6/10/2020 at 4:49 PM, Cogswell said: Have yours rewound by Custom Rewind. Anybody talk to Custom Rewind in the last few months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted June 16, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted June 16, 2020 On 6/10/2020 at 7:32 PM, joneill said: I just installed one yesterday from Rick's Motorsports Electrics for $145. (https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/New-OEM-Style-Honda-Stator-21_121 The site says they are for 1998 and 1999. Why are 2000 and 2001 excluded? edit: interweb search brings up a fimiliar name: https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/l/aftermarket-stators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted June 16, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted June 16, 2020 On 6/12/2020 at 3:05 PM, mello dude said: Anybody talk to Custom Rewind in the last few months? Is there suspicion they may have ceased operation? Was it Randy that had MS? That's a cruel disease. I never met him but did speak to him. I have much admiration for his grit and determination. He does good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer KevCarver Posted June 16, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Cogswell said: Is there suspicion they may have ceased operation? Was it Randy that had MS? That's a cruel disease. I never met him but did speak to him. I have much admiration for his grit and determination. He does good work. They have never had a great online presence, and I've heard that calling directly can be hit or miss in the past few years. I thought there was an "apprentice" taking over, but I haven't needed to deal with them for a number of years after getting mine rewired 5 or 6 years ago. If they are still in business, that's the way to go IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiedP Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I can only assume Honda fixed their stator problem for those years. Because I never heard of a problem by anyone owning those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer joneill Posted June 16, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted June 16, 2020 10 hours ago, MaxSwell said: The site says they are for 1998 and 1999. Why are 2000 and 2001 excluded? edit: interweb search brings up a fimiliar name: https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/l/aftermarket-stators The website shows a model for the 2000, 2001 VFR. Use the part selector feature for year, make and model. The Website also claims that they can do a custom rewind of your existing stator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tireguy Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 On 6/10/2020 at 8:32 PM, joneill said: I just installed one yesterday from Rick's Motorsports Electrics for $145. (https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/New-OEM-Style-Honda-Stator-21_121 Rick's are the best, they have been doing stator rewinds for decades now and have a excellent reputation. I installed a stator and Reg/Rec are from Rick's about 6 or 7 years ago and have been trouble free since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer HughJebolzak Posted July 17, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted July 17, 2020 I installed one of Ricks about a year ago. I posted some photos and there were some (a) comments made about the fact that there were zip ties used to hold the wire bundle together and the person commenting stated that they would never put something in their engine that had zip ties on it. It made me somewhat concerned, but my engine has not exploded so far. I assume Ricks knows what they are doing, but it was a valid concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tireguy Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Hmmm? I would have called Ricks and asked them to explain how a, I assume plastic, zip tie is supposed to withstand the engine heat. With no OEM availability the only person I would buy a stator or Reg/Rec from would be Rick's. I live about a hour drive from his shop so if I did have a problem I could drive it right up there. He really does make quality stuff though, been in business for few decades and has a pretty good reputation over a extended period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer HughJebolzak Posted July 27, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted July 27, 2020 If you look at the stator photo on their site you can clearly see a coupe of zip ties holding the wiring in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer COS_VFR Posted July 28, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted July 28, 2020 Zipties are often made of NYLON 66 which has a melting point of about 500F - 260C. How hot does that stator get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobG Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Shipped my stator to Custom Rewind yesterday. It will cost $135. Gary said, he should have it rewound within 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted August 29, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted August 29, 2020 7 hours ago, BobG said: Shipped my stator to Custom Rewind yesterday. It will cost $135. Gary said, he should have it rewound within 3 days. Let us know how it goes. Curious, are you getting longer leads so you can wire directly to the R/R connector (Furukawa QLW-250) for an upgrade? (Skipping the OEM stator/RR connector) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted August 29, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted August 29, 2020 5 hours ago, BobG said: Shipped my stator to Custom Rewind yesterday. It will cost $135. Gary said, he should have it rewound within 3 days. Please update us on how this goes. C.R. has been a good resource. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted August 29, 2020 Member Contributer Share Posted August 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Cogswell said: Please update us on how this goes. C.R. has been a good resource. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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