trmoyer

This is good info!!

Update. Pulled out the old stator and it has been set aside until I have time & place to have it rewound. Made a mounting plate for the RR and tested things. AC and DC voltage looks good. Now the weather has to get its act together and do some riding.

RR in hand, next be the stator. Finding a place to rewind it in a reasonable amount of time is a challenge so I’m gambling on a Rick’s but will still send the original out for rewinding and keep it as a spare.

Go with the SH847.

I hadn’t considered changing / upgrading the ground cable, I’ll look into that. When I replaced the RR five years ago I used the kit from Jack @ Roadstercycle, it’s a nice set up. As for tenders it’s a motorcycle small battery specific Tender, used them for years with no issues. The battery I took out was 5 years old and where I live 5 years is good considering the winter and not being ridden all the time.

That’s a good idea. Thank you!

I’ll probably be adding a small volt meter this time, I considered it 5 years ago but just couldn’t be bothered lol. So maybe this time…..

32,250 miles on the bike 13,200 miles on the FH020AA I wasn’t expecting a regulator issue that’s for sure. The battery was 5 years old when I replaced it a couple weeks or so ago. Maybe a combination of a slowly failing stator and an older battery the RR wasn’t happy. The battery has always been kept on a Tender when not ridden and was still “ok” but I know with its age it was a matter of time.

Ok, quick update. I tested the RR, it’s junk & smelled burnt, initial tests of the stator were promising with resistance and nothing to ground but……… running VAC is a bit low. At 1900rpm it’s running 10.8-11.0vac and at 5000rpm it’s running 33.6-35.0vac. I’m ordering an SH847 and will be looking for a shop to rewind the stator.

I’m hoping this. It’s taking a charge now but time will tell and once I check charging while running with the R/R disconnected. If it’s a bad battery I’ll swap it out. I deal a lot with Interstate so figured I give it a shot, an AGM dry version adding the solution before installing letting it set and then on the Tender for a couple weeks or so waiting for time to ride.

It’s so flat it didn’t show anything on my Fluke, 0.0vdc…….

I have to say it’s been pretty much a trouble free 5 years. But today, the first ride of the season we made it 22 miles before rolling to a stop on the side of the road. I put a new battery (always on a Tender) in it a couple weeks ago when I changed the oil getting things ready for the season. Five years ago I upgraded the RR with an FA020AA (kit) from Jacks and life has been pretty good considering the age of the bike. So later I’ll unload it from the trailer, charge the battery, run “the drill” and see if the stator gave up or if the RR had enough. The RR was HOT when I put my finger on it lol, yup I did that………

I think the only times my Fi light has come on was when I had a couple hoses incorrectly connected under the air box and when the regulator was in its way out. If it just started check the charging system.

Mine will do it sporadically, it could be after a lunch stop during a day riding, it might do it first starting it up with it being on a Battery Tender, then it might not do it for weeks.

I’ll see soon enough if my problem continues again this season, I haven’t gotten the bike out of hibernation yet. I’m planning on a new battery so we’ll see if that cures things ans everything checked out previously with voltage while running and the R/R had already been replaced / upgraded.

Well, I still haven’t dug into the original question but I do know keeping the battery tender on it all week between rides keeps the problem from happening lol. I should just set down, spend the little amount of time really takes and trouble shoot this correctly. If it is the battery, I’ll probably nurse it along until the end of the season and put it on the “to do” list for next spring.

Customs are customs, build to suit what you want or can. It doesn’t have to and will never fit everyone’s taste but that’s the freedoms we all have, we have choices!!! Bottom line in my book, you have very little $$ invested, it’s a bike that very well would have been scrap / parts, you’ve given it a bit more life to live, ride it, enjoy it.

Sigh….. I was hoping to get a bit more time out of it but I know all to well batteries are a gamble. They just aren’t made like they used to.

It’s a Super Mosfet Kit FH020AA from Jack @ Roadstercycle

I have not checked charging voltage yet or the battery yet. The battery is the simplest thing to start with. It is also a couple years old as I’d replaced it when I did the R/R. It’s plugged into a Tender during the off season.

Occasionally on start up my lcd screen time & trips reset. It’s not every time though, maybe after the bike has set a week. I haven’t had time to dig into connections and grounding. On one of the Facebook forums someone else was having this issue but I didn’t see a result from a repair. A couple people jumped to the R/R as a culprit but there was no explanation of why so I'm skeptical. I replaced mine a couple years ago. Before I dig in and chase my tail, is there a recommended direction for tracking down a possible cause?

Funny you mentioned a small leak while setting over the winter. I had the same tiny leak on mine two winters in a row, both times it was a connection to the thermostat housing. It didn’t drip this past winter but I still double checked all of the clamps I could get to easily.

There’s always so much to learn with these things then someone goes and throws a curve ball in there lol. I’m following this along to see how it all plays out. The Andreani cartridge kit might be out of my budget range for now but I like seeing the options that are available.

Just reading through this for the first time and I’m curious. Are there different parts (amount of pieces or what ever) comparing to the amount of stock pieces parts? I’ve been pondering doing the forks on my bike and wonder if the factory manual would show the basic “same” items for assembly?

I’m a Beemer fan as well as a fan of other makes. If I had the chance I’d have another GSA (had one new in 2015), a GS or an RS.