Ranger

I ran more stuff on my 2005 svs650 and never had an issue in 65000 miles. It's very bothersome that this is happening. I drove the truck and trailer to work, put the bike on a charger so I can get it home and look it over real good. I'm ordering a stator and beefed up r/r from Rick's electric today so I can get the bike back to reliable by next wed for my trip to Ohio. Hopefully I can get some money for the stators from a salvage yard or something. Rick said that they do not rebuild the stator for this model VFR800, bummer.

Bumping this topic again. I bought my 2006 VFR in 2009, had 3180 miles on the odometer. In 2011, I had to replace the stator (diagnosed by Wheeler in North Carolina), it was totally fried, about 18000 miles ish on the odometer. I know have 36,000+ miles on the bike, and after being on the battery tender all winter, the bike is exhibiting symptoms of the stator going again. I love this bike but an important part like this should not be such a problem. Is there a better stator out there to replace the OEM one? I bought a KLX250sf to take some of the commuting load off the VFR, i.e. big engines don't like heat. I bike tends to run warm in traffic, even on the interstate. The temp will climb to 200-208F at 75mph in traffic, will only cool down in open air. I have been commuting for about 3-4 weeks since the ice finally cleared the roads, daily temps haven't been more than 50-55F and morning temps 25-45F, the bike has never exceeded 180F until today, but it started hard today anyways. Why is the stator so weak? I still have the old one for reference. Is there anything that can be done to beef up the stator? Better insulation so it won't break down and short out? I'm frustrated and I'm supposed to be leaving for Ohio in 8 days and now I have to drop more money into a bike that I maintain religiously. BTW, I'm sitting at work because the bike is dead, waiting for a ride to go get my trailer, grrrrrrrr.