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Old Bike Barn R/R

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I have a 83 GS450TXD I'm begining to work on.

Has anyone used the Universal Rectifiers/Regulators from Old Bike Barn?
They are a little cheaper than OEM and wanted to know if they are worth the price. I've read I can always get a CM400 R/R and they match up nice but even the Cm400 has a replacement R/R for stock, can we use that one for our GS's

Here is an image of my R/R and Igniter and the little plastic cylinder to the right of the igniter unit has a fuse in it but no wire coming out, should it?
RR%20and%20Igniter.jpg


Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
I wish Id read that link before.

I waited 8 weeks on some emblems ordered from them a couple of months ago - ordered two side cover emblems and waited, and waited. when i placed the order i was told they were in stock. these bastards are liars.. over 8 weeks it took for the parts to arrive - each time i called they told me the package is on the way, after 6 weeks of the box is in the mail they changed there story an told me they made a mistake and were out of stock when i placed the order.

I think they are full of sh*t - I think they wait for your order and then try to get the parts.
 
BIke barn

BIke barn

Man!!!, thanks mixongw, and sleepy for the warning, it sounds exactly as you say. I read the above link by mixongw and it mentioned that they are located in Canada.

Any idea where because I'm in Canada and they sure could use a report sent to the better business bureau and a few choice words. Each province has a BBB, so I'm going to browse their site to see if their listed. I did look at Old Bike Bastards web site and could'nt find an address.

Thanks again.
 
Old bike barn address

Old bike barn address

Ok so Old Bike Barn has an American Address.

Old Bike Barn Inc.
348 Route 11
Champlain, NY
12919-0771

It could be just a forwarding address. More searching is needed.
 
Geez, I'm glad I haven't ordered from them! I'm deleting them from my Favorites right away and won't waste time on them in the future. Sorry, guys, but no more Old Bike Barn Girl Of The Month! :(
 
Earl's Specter returns!

Earl's Specter returns!

Guys, Cyclerecycle is the way to go! Great customer service, this guy gives you the straight dirt and will take care of you if he can.
 
Re: Earl's Specter returns!

Re: Earl's Specter returns!

Hotblack said:
Guys, Cyclerecycle is the way to go! Great customer service, this guy gives you the straight dirt and will take care of you if he can.
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Link, please! :D
 
Thanks Jimcor. What a duffer I am! I was just looking around Cyclerecycle and they sell what look like OE style R/Rs. For the GSs it looks like they sell some kind of Kawasaki unit for most. The buzz seems to be that Suzuki OE charging equipment is pretty wimpy, the Kaw units might be better.

Dennis Kirk sells Electrex and Rick's units, which are supposed to be much superior and for a comparable price. Get that OE stuff from a dealer and you could be spending a LOT more. I hear Electrex changed hands and isn't a good as it used to be, but Rick's seems good. I have a Rick's in my 550, no complaints except the fins just interfere with the tool tray a little. I bet they could be filed down a little without hurting cooling though. I don't have enough experience to say for sure which way to go, but so far Rick's is doing the trick. The key with any of them is make sure all components are good and ALL GROUNDS AND CONNECTIONS ARE SPOT ON.
 
I have a Rick's unit on my GS750 - bought it thru z1 enterprises - they don't have it on the web site, but I bought it at the same time I bought my Dyna-S ignition from them.
 
OLD BIKE BARN

OLD BIKE BARN

Hey guys I feel your pain in regards to OBB. I order a set of friction plates from them and it tokk 5 weeks before i got them.

Going with OBB did save me about $30.00 bucks, and the plates that were in the bike were still pulling well enough to ride until I finally got the new ones.
The only way I will ever order from OBB again is right before or durring the winter season.
 
Hotblack said:
Thanks Jimcor. What a duffer I am! I was just looking around Cyclerecycle and they sell what look like OE style R/Rs. For the GSs it looks like they sell some kind of Kawasaki unit for most. The buzz seems to be that Suzuki OE charging equipment is pretty wimpy, the Kaw units might be better.

Dennis Kirk sells Electrex and Rick's units, which are supposed to be much superior and for a comparable price. Get that OE stuff from a dealer and you could be spending a LOT more. I hear Electrex changed hands and isn't a good as it used to be, but Rick's seems good. I have a Rick's in my 550, no complaints except the fins just interfere with the tool tray a little. I bet they could be filed down a little without hurting cooling though. I don't have enough experience to say for sure which way to go, but so far Rick's is doing the trick. The key with any of them is make sure all components are good and ALL GROUNDS AND CONNECTIONS ARE SPOT ON.
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One of the members had trouble with Electrex. Maybe Leon/Focus Frenzy, but not sure. Might ask him about them.
 
Desolation Angel said:
Hotblack said:
Thanks Jimcor. What a duffer I am! I was just looking around Cyclerecycle and they sell what look like OE style R/Rs. For the GSs it looks like they sell some kind of Kawasaki unit for most. The buzz seems to be that Suzuki OE charging equipment is pretty wimpy, the Kaw units might be better.

Dennis Kirk sells Electrex and Rick's units, which are supposed to be much superior and for a comparable price. Get that OE stuff from a dealer and you could be spending a LOT more. I hear Electrex changed hands and isn't a good as it used to be, but Rick's seems good. I have a Rick's in my 550, no complaints except the fins just interfere with the tool tray a little. I bet they could be filed down a little without hurting cooling though. I don't have enough experience to say for sure which way to go, but so far Rick's is doing the trick. The key with any of them is make sure all components are good and ALL GROUNDS AND CONNECTIONS ARE SPOT ON.
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One of the members had trouble with Electrex. Maybe Leon/Focus Frenzy, but not sure. Might ask him about them.
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Yeah I could swear I heard (saw) two or more people hocketing back and forth in another thread agreeing about the general decline of Electrex recently. I can't remember who.
 
We switched to selling Rick's units. Not because of quality issues with the Electrix units, but price, availability and rapid shipment of our orders.

Don't judge Electrix quality from just one or two posts - often people put a new r/r unit on their bike when the problems are elseware - then they fry the new r/r unit and complain...
 
That's true but they were talking about testing them right out of the box and finding them bad. This is not an evil thing itself, any manufacturer of a product is susceptible to a momentary quality control lapse, even for a whole batch of stuff, but they had trouble dealing with Electrex too. I have to say that if you buy through a good supplier that has ace customer service you won't have that problem, Dennis Kirk and Cycle Recycle come to mind. If they have trouble dealing with the manufacturer they will stop carrying their product. Still, though I haven't ruled out Electrex products, I remember reasonable seeming accounts and tend to pass them on, I think word of mouth is important.
 
The problem with most of the new r/r units is you cannot test them to ensure they are good. There are test you can do on them that may show them bad (a subtle difference).

We went through this recently with some Kawasaki units from Rick's - the readings on a good one are IDENTICAL to a bad one - but it would not regulate correctly. I talked with Rick directly and he confirmed there are not any tests most people can do to validate the new units - you need some specialized equipment to really check them out.

With the older factory units, there are tests you can run.
 
The only test I've ever seen for a regulator is to monitor the voltage at the battery while the bike is running, whereas the diodes in a rectifier are fairly easy to test. I'm guessing the units in question were found to have a naff diode or three, which spoils the party wether the regulator part is okay or not.

When you say there are tests you can do on older units I'm assuming you mean the seperate rectifiers on the pre-80 bikes?
 
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