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Hi all..............from Essex....

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Appreciation

Appreciation

Rikkd said:
Funny that Ed.........I had a 750Y from brand new as well................used to do lots of trackdays on it.........was by far the best track bike......nimble as a 600.......and nearly as fast as the 1000......

Richard, as you know have joined the facebook group...........and look forward to all us GS Suzuki owners meeting up................I am going to join the VJMC, when I get around to posting of the cheque (remember those)...........it would be a lot easier if you could join up online and payp*l the fee..........

ps.....I have a soft spot for Kawasaki's as well..........
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That's amazing! You had the exact model as me! I needed many more years of riding that bike to even get 1/10th of its capabilities. One has to work their way into a monster like that...as a beginner, that bike was monstrous.

It would have been nice to keep her but things happen and life goes on.

Ed
 
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Apologies to you Rik, for changing gears in your thread.

Ed
 
No apologies necessary Ed............its good chatting........

I do still. Love my sportsbikes......but a few years ago i got off my gsxr1000 with my painted arai and one piece racing leathers on......and caught a glimpse of a 50 year old bloke dressed as a space cadet.......at that point i sort of realised im getting to old for the race-reps........and decided to grow old sort of gracefully.......

it is nice not having to prepare yourself 2 hours in advance to go for a ride...now.....armoured jeans and jacket on.....and away you go......
 
Race Bike Preparation

Race Bike Preparation

Rikkd said:
No apologies necessary Ed............its good chatting........

I do still. Love my sportsbikes......but a few years ago i got off my gsxr1000 with my painted arai and one piece racing leathers on......and caught a glimpse of a 50 year old bloke dressed as a space cadet.......at that point i sort of realised im getting to old for the race-reps........and decided to grow old sort of gracefully.......

it is nice not having to prepare yourself 2 hours in advance to go for a ride...now.....armoured jeans and jacket on.....and away you go......
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That's too bad you feel that way about sportsbikes. A realization process that you shared with us...thanks.

For me, it's different. I'll be 49 this year and I have yet to do a track day. The whole process would be new/exciting to me. I'm trying to stay conditioned because I believe my track-day will come. Right now, my current job is leaning towards making a change. I have to get through it and determine how happy I want to be in this job.

When I ride my GS, it's not with a one-piece. Jeans & steel-toe boots accompany my helmet and riding jacket/gloves. It's great to get out...very soothing...and I miss it terribly at the moment.


Ed
 
Man.....cliffs website is somthing else isnt it?....!!!!

just read the stator papers.......got to check it out now......and do the coil relay mod.....and get my honda r+r........and....and........and!!!!
 
May I suggest that you read a bit about the "series"(SH-775) verses "shunt" r&r before you buy the honda unit. Posplayr has done quite a bit of research on them. Sorry I don't have a link for you. Cliff has done us all a great service.

cg
 
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Rikkd said:
Man.....cliffs website is somthing else isnt it?....!!!!

just read the stator papers.......got to check it out now......and do the coil relay mod.....and get my honda r+r........and....and........and!!!!
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Get a Shindengen SH-775 RR instead and you won't look back. Once and for all cure.
 
Rikkd said:
Man.....cliffs website is somthing else isnt it?....!!!!

just read the stator papers.......got to check it out now......and do the coil relay mod.....and get my honda r+r........and....and........and!!!!
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Hi Rik,welcome to the site from another newby.A nice clean bike you have there.
Still finding my way on here but I`m sure we have both ended up on a great forum.

My own bike a 1989 registered 850g is still on its original electrical components with 36k on the clock,it has been ridden though most of the time with its headlamp on.
I will do some electrical mods soon,most suzuki folk think I`ve been very lucky not to have suffered any problems.
 
fm12 said:
Hi Rik,welcome to the site from another newby.A nice clean bike you have there.
Still finding my way on here but I`m sure we have both ended up on a great forum.

My own bike a 1989 registered 850g is still on its original electrical components with 36k on the clock,it has been ridden though most of the time with its headlamp on.
I will do some electrical mods soon,most suzuki folk think I`ve been very lucky not to have suffered any problems.
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I would say having the headlamp on has preserved the stator, but with the standard reg-rec they're always teetering on the brink of disaster anyway, and the onward march of time will eventually take its toll, resulting in poorer thermal and/or electrical insulation, leading to inevitable failure.
I'm deliberately running an old stator (one that was already discoloured and would probably have failed by now if coupled to an ordinary R-R) with an SH-775, partly because that's what was to hand at the time of the last replacement, but partly because I'm curious to see how long it lasts with a kinder regulator. It's been in for half a year now and I can ride around with headlamp on or off as I please.
 
been looking into the threads etc..........I can see the Honda R+R is a good simple solution to a problem, that is obviously more than good enough for most of our bikes.....
the newer technology is the next step up...........jury's out on which way I'll go.....

...duaneage has put a lot of time and effort into his Honda kits and for 55 dollars an absolute steal....you can be back on the road with a more robust solution for less than a night out down the pub.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?228540-Honda-RR-kits-available-again

55 bucks posted.....that's 37 GBP.

next step is polaris regulator, in Europe (to save on any possible VAT and duty)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MS-Rectif...pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item25a00ba519

50 GBP including postage.(from Poland)

and the triumph lead which gives you your connectors

http://www.worldoftriumph.com/product.php/42581/link_lead__regulator

8.17 gbp

so a total of 58.17 GBP............
 
Hello from Essex, Ontario, Canada and welcome the the forum!

Cheers!
 
I got one from duaneage purely on the basis that he has sold loads of them to members on here and if you had any problems he would sort it out for you. His units come with the cables set up for you to crimp and play. Very nicely done.

Greetings
 
Essex, Ontario..............hi..........

In England, Essex girls have in the past been given a bit of a ribbing..........is it the same in Canada?:D

Londonboards I am 80% with you...........may drop duanage a line.......would be nice to support a fellow member rather than a European shop.


oops......better not continue with the specifics in this thread.............just seen the big orange header at the top!!...
 
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I have no problem with Duanage's Honda R-Rs, but they are still shunt type and although I used a Honda shunt type for years, it eventually killed my stator as soon as I got careless with keeping the light on.

Rikkd said:
next step is polaris regulator, in Europe (to save on any possible VAT and duty)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MS-Rectif...pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item25a00ba519

50 GBP including postage.(from Poland)
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Aha - beware.
Right now, there is a flood of China-made Shindengen copies in the same housing as the SH-775 (which, unfortunately re-used the late FET shunt-type housing) and the misleading and downright dishonest sellers will have you believe, with weasel words, that these are the same as the Polaris series type. They are not - your stator will meet a grisly end, sooner or later.
In Europe, genuine Polaris / Shindengen SH-775s are available, but for over €200. There is no alternative to simply getting one from Partzilla, etc, from the States and simply paying the shipping. Jeez, it's a no-brainer - how cheap do you want it.
 
Grimly said:
I have no problem with Duanage's Honda R-Rs, but they are still shunt type and although I used a Honda shunt type for years, it eventually killed my stator as soon as I got careless with keeping the light on.
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Do you mean that you got careless because you were turning the light off? Keeping it on would assist a shunt type R/R - would it not?

Greetings
 
thanks GerryBB........

Grimly ...Jeez....cheaper than 200 euro's if you please!!

thanks for the heads up on the Chinese lookalike versions

I will decide if its a no-brainer ............

It is about how cheap it is.......but I would rather have value for money than let other parties rip me off............

your right the partzilla from the states is cheap at 59 dollars......then its 44 dollars for shipping (over 2/3 of the cost of the part), then its 8% import duty, then its 20% tax.....then its an approx. 40 fee from the handler in the UK to go pick it up (daylight robbery)

$59 part
$44 delivery
total $103 which is approx. 70 GBP

then add 8% import duty. 5.60
then add 20 VAT on total = another 15 GBP
then add 40 GBP for carrier fee

grand total of 130.60 GBP.............then to add insult to injury you have to collect it from the carrier because they want payment.....

then another 10 GBP for the Triumph harness.....so 141 GBP for the parts......of which approx. 75 GBP has gone to line other peoples pockets.

and its now gone from a cheap value for money mod to a pocket lining exercise.

I think I would rather pay Duanage $55 (37 GBP).........and know that if I had any issues he is at the end of a thread.

I know there's arguments for the fact that you may not get charged for duty etc..........but in my past experience from importing from the states and japan you sometimes do......so you have to build this into the calculation.
 
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londonboards said:
Do you mean that you got careless because you were turning the light off? Keeping it on would assist a shunt type R/R - would it not?

Greetings
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Exactly so. For years, every time the bike went anywhere, the auxiliary driving lamp was on (H3 55W) to avoid short-lifing the headlamp filaments. I got careless with that and paid the price.
 
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