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Regulator question and thank god for kickstarters!!

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So I pull up for gas yesterday and when I try to start the bike, nothing! Like the battery is dead. All the electronics work when its running. Does this mean a dead regulator? Stator is still good?
I was planning on getting a new regulator but there are so many to choose from.
Z1 has one, Sirius Consolidated in Canada has one. Electrosport has a drop in replacement. Then there is Chucks on eBay. There is also the Honda option.
Which regulator would you pick? Its a '78 GS750. If I get a Honda one, could someone show me a link to which one to get? I'm OK with modding the wiring a bit for installation.
I have read all of the Stator papers and will be going through all my wiring. I'm just stumped as to which regulator to get.
Cheers
 
Go through the stator papers and check the charging system first.

If a R/R is needed, I'd buy a Honda R/R.
 
Thanks Rusty..I'm going to be doing that this weekend. I think whatever died killed the battery so I might need a new one. Which model Honda do I use? Can you give me a link?
Thanks
 
I saw that list...how do I decide which one to get??? I'm thinking I might just get one of the stock models from ricks on eBay. I'll probably get the regulator and stator at the same time. I did do a test of my charging system a few weeks back and all of the numbers were low. I never got over 13 volts at the battery.
As for Honda...would this one work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2006-HONDA-...ies&hash=item1c1e772ca2&vxp=mtr#ht_3439wt_952

This is the one I was thinking of getting:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RICKS-VOLTA...es&vxp=mtr&hash=item46051117ea#ht_2790wt_1185
 
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Please, so we do not have to read your further posts on this subject, do not go stock. The Honda or the Duaneage R/Rs are the way to go. PM me if you want one that is new and will work just dandy. But do not go back to stock.
 
Check out your charging system and if and when the time comes, I'll help you pick out a R/R.
 
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