• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Lots done today.

  • Thread starter Thread starter keman
  • Start date Start date
K

keman

Guest
Finaly got the electrical system back together! The new R/R, R/R cooling fan, and stator are installed. Also replaced the main ground wire, and added another from the battery box to the engine case. The cooling fan is from an old computer, I figured that since most computer fans run on 12v dc, what the heck. Zip tied the fan case to the R/R, and wired power from the headlight fuse so that it only runs when the key is on. I imagine it may not survive wet conditions, but then I do not ride in the rain much.

I Wanna ride!
 
Did you make sure the fan is pulling air away from the RR not blowing towards it, common mistake sometimes, people think I'm blowing cool air on it, but actually you want to pull the hotter air away allowing the fins to disipate the heat, I'm thinking about doing the same as I have a lot of extra fans from some of the systems I've built, but I'm going to try and mount it pependicular and in front of the RR, so it blows the air rearward across the fins to help disipate the heat from the fins.....or just ride faster:D
 
I think the fan is a waste of time- you're probably just blowing 250 degree engine air at the R/R, especially if you were stuck in traffic. I can see a bigger heatsink as some help, but why not just get a well designed R/R and worry about something else.
 
I got a good RR, a newer cbr1000rr one, but in the hot summer days, it can't hurt, and I'm not worried about it, just a precautionary add on. and RR is nowhere near the engine.
 
Adding the fan was a "WHAT THE HECK" moment. Not really needed, but I had it laying about, and it was a quick install since I had everything out on the bench.

Just did a few charging tests with the bike all back together. Everything looks to be good. It's nice to have my bike ready to ride again.
 
Did you wire the stator wires directly into the R/R, bypassing the existing harness? If not, you might want to consider that to avoid future problems related to harness resistance issues.
 
Nessism said:
Did you wire the stator wires directly into the R/R, bypassing the existing harness? If not, you might want to consider that to avoid future problems related to harness resistance issues.
Click to expand...

Ya, did that. One of the first mods from way back when I first started having charging issues. This time I soldered everything in while leaving enough wire for possible future repairs too. I tend to repair and improve rather than just fixing.


Brakes next... it never ends...
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top