My stator and regulator went out on the GS and instead of replacing them with the same stuff that is prone to dying I decided to upgrade and as things go this led to other modifications.
I picked up a new stator from Electrosport and after a lot of research decided on a MOSFET R/R from a newer Yamaha R1. Since the MOSFET is a good deal bigger than the stock unit I could either modify the stock location OR go a step further. Well me being me I off course went further. I picked up some aluminum from Lowe's, a new more modern fuse panel and the wiring harness for the MOSFET from Eastern Beaver and set about researching battery options that I still haven't decided on yet.
Here's the progress so far:
First I ran some tape between the frame rails to get an idea of clearance.
After looking at it and playing with the rear end with weight on it and compressing the shocks I noticed I wasn't going to be able to keep the panel flush with the bottom of the frame like I had planned. I decided to keep it flush with the bottom towards the rear still to keep as much room for the battery back there as possible but would keep to the middle of the shock braces then down following the lines as much as possible. The idea is to keep everything hidden to random aluminum sheet poking out in places just wouldn't do.
Mocked things up with some sturdy cardboard.
The tail light and tail will be mounted directly to the panel so measurements were taken from the factory mount to the tail light mount to ensure I left enough of the panel hanging out the back end.
Once I had the mock up the way I wanted it I taped the mock up to my sheet of aluminum and set about cutting with the trusty Dremel tool. No pictures of that but I'm sure you get the idea.
Test fitting the panel.
There were some clearance issues where the shock bolts were welded through the frame so I marked the spot and ground out a set of notches.
Bent the panel in the same area as the notches so that it will curve around the tire. I also have a thinner sheet of aluminum that I'll be making an inner fender out of. It will bolt to the panel when done.
I picked up a new stator from Electrosport and after a lot of research decided on a MOSFET R/R from a newer Yamaha R1. Since the MOSFET is a good deal bigger than the stock unit I could either modify the stock location OR go a step further. Well me being me I off course went further. I picked up some aluminum from Lowe's, a new more modern fuse panel and the wiring harness for the MOSFET from Eastern Beaver and set about researching battery options that I still haven't decided on yet.
Here's the progress so far:
First I ran some tape between the frame rails to get an idea of clearance.
After looking at it and playing with the rear end with weight on it and compressing the shocks I noticed I wasn't going to be able to keep the panel flush with the bottom of the frame like I had planned. I decided to keep it flush with the bottom towards the rear still to keep as much room for the battery back there as possible but would keep to the middle of the shock braces then down following the lines as much as possible. The idea is to keep everything hidden to random aluminum sheet poking out in places just wouldn't do.
Mocked things up with some sturdy cardboard.
The tail light and tail will be mounted directly to the panel so measurements were taken from the factory mount to the tail light mount to ensure I left enough of the panel hanging out the back end.
Once I had the mock up the way I wanted it I taped the mock up to my sheet of aluminum and set about cutting with the trusty Dremel tool. No pictures of that but I'm sure you get the idea.
Test fitting the panel.
There were some clearance issues where the shock bolts were welded through the frame so I marked the spot and ground out a set of notches.
Bent the panel in the same area as the notches so that it will curve around the tire. I also have a thinner sheet of aluminum that I'll be making an inner fender out of. It will bolt to the panel when done.
