| Author | Message | ||
     Desertjeff |
I bought and installed these parts on my Uly when the stock equipment failed. Works great and has a 2 year warranty when installed together. I had a hard time finding the stator but Roadstercycle ordered it for me. http://roadstercycle.com/index.html  | ||
| Djohnk |
Yup, I have one on mine also, great upgrade for the same price as OEM. If I remember correctly, it only works for the earlier year ulys with 3-wire stators. Mines a 2007. | ||
| Luftkoph |
Hey Jeff I sent you a pm to see if you could forward a few pictures of that install on the v/r I'm in the middle of putting one on my 06, thanks | ||
| Xbimmer |
More pics, more info! Your install looks really tidy on the VR, did my own conversion to a Shindengen last year and I'd like to see closer pics of your install for comparison. More info on the stator? Still a 3-wire 38 amp? | ||
| Desertjeff |
The stator is a three wire looks stock with the grommet and the tube covering the wires but only cost 100 bucks. Looked to have the correct connectors on the end of the wires but I cut those off and butt spliced then soldered all the connections. The regulator had long enough leads to reach the battery but I chose to cut the stock connector off behind the pulley cover and spliced then soldered the wires together. The wires from the series regulator to the stator were short however and I spliced those wires using wire cut from the stock regulator so each of the stator wires have 2 splices. Then I wrapped the wires in the stock wire loom material also salvaged from the stock regulator. The mount was cut with a waterjet the same shape as the stock regulator out of 1/4 inch aluminum. That idea came from someone else on this site. I bolted it on using stock nuts then I bolted a plate also cut with the waterjet the shape of the new much larger Cycle Electric regulator to the already mounted plate with 3/8 inch spacers between the 2. These bolts were counter sunk into the the second plate so the regulator could bolt flat onto it. They were long enough and positioned to go through the stock mount. Then nuts were put on with fender washers on the back to help support the additional weight of the new part. That's the view in the picture below. Finally I bolted the regulator to that plate using bolts and nylock nuts. I would however tap the holes in the second plate if I was to do it again. Fitting the nuts on those bolts after the plates were bolted up was difficult. Very sturdy now. I am not worried about it falling off and it seems to clear the fender. Probably should have pulled the springs from the forks and checked but I am road testing it instead. Wish I had taken a few pictures while it was apart here's one more though. If you wanted to use this regulator with a 2 wire stator you would just leave one input leg off. I have a vision of a one piece mount made on a mill that could be bolted on including a bolt or two with fender washers but I am thinking it would cost a bunch to make just one that way and I'm not certain the market is large enough to make them inexpensively.  | ||
| Desertjeff |
You can see both plates clearly in these pictures   | ||
| Reepicheep |
Nice! If you replacing stator and VR together, you can probably ignore the 2 phase versus 3 phase part of the equation. Though you might have to do a little rewiring. | ||
| Djohnk |
If your in a hurry to get on the road with your bike you can use heavy duty zip-ties to attach the VR to your your bike in about two minutes (theres no grounding issue). That got me up and running and gave me time to fabricate a nicer solution. I also used heavy gauge wire and hooked up directly to the battery with a circuit breaker. This allowed me to remove the dreaded 77 connector and a bunch of extra wiring associated with it. (Message edited by djohnk on September 17, 2012) | ||
| Desertjeff |
So I spoke to the head guy in fabrication today and he said we might be able to make up some one piece mounts for these regulators he is estimating the cost to be around 80 bucks though. Any thoughts on if there might be a market for a mount at that price? My thought is it would bolt up in the stock location with countersunk holes so the stock nuts fit the stock mounting studs and all 4 corners of the plate would be tapped to fit the Cycle Electric mounting holes. | ||
| Gamdh |
xbimmer fitted a mosfet VR http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/667134.html |
