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Author Message   1eyert Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 02:46 pm:        Need a voltage regulator for a .2005 xb12 scg, can't get home to Tucson, Thanks in advance, Art 520-869-5644   1eyert Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 03:06 pm:        Is my VR compatible with any other year or sportster maybe?   Froggy Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 03:11 pm:        All 03-07 XB's use the same VR, try calling American Sport Bike to see if they have one in stock, they can overnight ship one.   J2blue Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 03:20 pm:        Art, let me check my inventory of parts from my 2003 XB9s. I doubt I could get it to you sooner than Wednesday, though.   Reepicheep Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 03:59 pm:        Any shunt regulator capable of supporting the bikes power should work to get you home. Most Japanese bikes use them. Even an undersized one may work for a while if you slap a big heat sink and big fan on it, keep the high beam on and eating power, and don't ride at high RPM. So if you find a UJM shop or junkyard nearby, you might find soemthing to get you home.   Ducbsa Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 04:23 pm:        I was stranded there in '79 on my BMW with the bad alt rotor. The dealer there didn't have one in stock and he took one out of a new bike on the showroom floor!   Brinnutz Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 05:14 pm:        I was just there last week for work and left on Wednesday. I suggest eating at Cecilia's Cafe if you have some time while you're there... Good luck, I can't help you out from Wisconsin, I don't have XB parts. (Message edited by brinnutz on August 20, 2012)   Hughlysses Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 05:38 pm:        I read a ride report on ADVrider where a guy had the alternator go out on an old Honda. He bought a new auto battery and a battery charger. The auto battery would power everything for a good ~8 hours of riding, then he'd re-charge the battery in the hotel at night (in Mexico!). If you get desperate, you could do something similar, strapping the auto battery on your passenger seat. Hopefully you'll find a VR.   Boogiman1981 Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 08:14 pm:        The car battery trick was done with a CR by a member here too think he got close to 11hrs with no headlight   Mr_grumpy Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 03:42 am:        I did the same thing with friends car when the alternator shat itself. My Alfa 164 had it's battery in the boot (sorry I mean trunk) so we left a battery charging through jump leads on mine & just swapped them over onto his when necessary. If you can't get a VR it might be the easiest way to get home. There's a few NM Badwebbers in the BRAN have you called any of them?   Daves Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 09:52 pm:        I've seen the car battery in the saddlebag trick done on a friends shovelhead 1 trip back from Sturgis years ago.

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