Duckeater

My stators were fine static but failed under load.

Did they fail with results similar to mine? Or what fassion did they fail?

R was good static, E was in spec running, the I under load was the prob. Ignore the hot oil discoloration - anectdotal.

I sure appreciate you boy's situation. I've got the shirt and box of NFG Honda electrics as well . I've had 2 stators fail and a "few " RR's . The typical mods (fans, conductive paste , and improved wiring )improve things but it leaves a definite mental scar. My stators were fine static but failed under load. I had a damn RR that I could NEVER get to fail within 40 miles from home - just get the other side of Rockspring though .... More then once nearly leaving the pavement staring at a stupid meter. Even today if I glance down at my ODO and I don't see a tenth click off in a couple of seconds the paranoia skyrockets ( as we know the odo is the first instrument to no go as the V decays.) I recently did a roadtrip without a spare RR - felt like a hit man w/o his piece. I've come close to selling this great bike a couple of times over this - I was brought up on Yamahas.

I am giving no usable input here - I'm sorry for that. But on a positive the last time I went through the "Triad of Ballbreak" disfunction was on my way to the Gap. The Tenn Trooper helped me get to the right place, and Mark (last name ?? ) owner of Cooksville Honda and his crew went out of their way to get me rolling ASAP and at a VERY fair price. I wasn't worried - worst case scenario would have been me smashing the bike to a pulp and throwing the VISA down on a spiffy RC51 - I was going to the gap by damn !

I just hope Soichiro H ( the exalted one ) kicked that no good number ten son in law in the electric division around the shop a few times before going to that big dyno in the sky.

non illigetimi carborundum, mates