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- First Name
- Gareth / G
- My Ride
- Tiger 800 2011
I was down in Sabie the first weekend in March for a riding weekend.
It started out great enough, although very VERY hot. The tyres were pretty sticky just standing in the sun.
Saturday afternoon after a looooooooooong breakfast / lunch run we stopped at a petrol station.
When I went to start her up again she struggled to turn over but eventually started.
"Aaaargh, the battery's going", I thought to myself.
Did a faaaaaaaaaaaaast run back to Sabie (approx 50km's) - thought it might charge her up some, but no go. Dead as the proverbial door nail.
I tried another battery, which got her going for a bit.
A thought occured to me that she might not be charging, took her to a mate of mine in Sabie , Rupert, who confirmed my worst fears.
Not charging.
Rupert checked out my stator and sure enough it was shorting all 3 phases straight to the chassis.
After we got back home I started to strip her.
Took the stator cover off and saw that the top two windings are visibly burnt.
I took it along with the rectifier/regulator to TTC who tested them both. Yep both shot.
I've just today picked up the replacement parts.
I'm installing a Yamaha R1 reg/rectifier and got my original stator rewound. A new stator is mega $$$$$$.
I'll do a photo write up thing when I get round to putting the new bits in Angie.
Still, she's done 36000km's and this is the first problem I've had - can't complain.
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It started out great enough, although very VERY hot. The tyres were pretty sticky just standing in the sun.
Saturday afternoon after a looooooooooong breakfast / lunch run we stopped at a petrol station.
When I went to start her up again she struggled to turn over but eventually started.
"Aaaargh, the battery's going", I thought to myself.
Did a faaaaaaaaaaaaast run back to Sabie (approx 50km's) - thought it might charge her up some, but no go. Dead as the proverbial door nail.
I tried another battery, which got her going for a bit.
A thought occured to me that she might not be charging, took her to a mate of mine in Sabie , Rupert, who confirmed my worst fears.
Not charging.
Rupert checked out my stator and sure enough it was shorting all 3 phases straight to the chassis.
After we got back home I started to strip her.
Took the stator cover off and saw that the top two windings are visibly burnt.
I took it along with the rectifier/regulator to TTC who tested them both. Yep both shot.
I've just today picked up the replacement parts.
I'm installing a Yamaha R1 reg/rectifier and got my original stator rewound. A new stator is mega $$$$$$.
I'll do a photo write up thing when I get round to putting the new bits in Angie.
Still, she's done 36000km's and this is the first problem I've had - can't complain.
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