Bad Voltage Regulator ...OR?

Joesmoe said:
FWIW, the regulator is still on back-order from Metric Bike . . .
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So why not get it from another source???
SHSPowerSports appears to be lowest price anyway

Note that one member currently installing has observed it will not fit in the same orientation in the OEM location (because it is slightly bigger) and is still exploring final options for the physical mounting - I'm sure there will be more information on that in the coming week or so.
 
Wow @DEcosse, you've really been busy.

So I called SHS, and had an interesting conversation. He said there were no parts available, that there had been a run on them. He went on to say that he had even received a call from corporate Suzuki inquiring why there had been so many orders, and wondering if there had been some manufacturing defect undiscovered that they need to research.
 
Interesting!
Thanks for sharing that!
Now - watch the price go up accordingly!

Actually that's great news that Suzuki is monitoring that situation to ensure they don't have a reliability problem. It's quite refreshing they pay attention to stuff like that.
If only Triumph had been so diligent when there were a rash of failures of the original SCR Shunt R/R on the Street Triple & Daytona 675's (and invariably taking the stator with it!) - but all they gave were denials until eventually they HAD to do something (which resulted in the unit currently std on the Rocket being offered as a 'good-will' replacement i.e. if you complained about it you got one, even out of warranty - stopped short of an actual recall however)

But again note I would not put the Rocket in this kind of category - that R/R is actually a VERY reliable device of its own accord - but the 'upgrade' to a Series R/R is good preventive choice given the (even if it is somewhat low risk) issue regarding arduous stator replacement on these bikes if that does fail.
 
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See my previous post above. Perhaps the problem might be overseas buyers sourcing from the U.S. instead of their local dealers... thus leading to a perceived "over demand" in the U.S. .... and their further (mis-)perception that there is a fault.

Suzuki's own doing, biting them in the b u m .............
 
Hi Guys, ordered the Regulator from SHS when I first read the post. After removing the stock unit tried to orientate the new one in the same position. It will fit if you modify the battery carrier, but a smaller battery dimension wise will be needed as the stock battery is a tight fit in the carrier. If you want to mount it 90 degrees left or right the air box will need to be cut/modified. Also if the unit is mounted any lower than the stock Regulator it will foul the swing arm when fully compressed due to the added height of the new unit . I did mount it to the air box where the canister sat and insulated the harness going to the fuse block but after running the bike during the "12 minute tune" the fins on the heat sink reached 140 + deg. Bike was @ 14.1 volts at idle with a fully charged battery. too hot for that location and air flow minimal even with the bike moving. Harness modification would have to be done also in that location to make the cooling fins horizontal. So not wanting to cut up the air box or battery mods as described earlier back in with the stock Regulator for now Hopes this helps anybody wanting to do this in the future. There's a way without modifying to much, work in progress. Bill
 
Had a look at up-front, under the lower cross of the triple-tree (the bottom yoke)?? Couple of harness extensions, heaps of air....
 

So that is probably the most arduous condition you could give - zero air movement across it (which would be the same regardless of where you mounted it with a similar testing condition) so undoubtedly the fan, lights on so a significant load - 140F is not horrendous - ~ 60C and even modest airflow across it (and bear in mind you will almost NEVER be sitting idling with the fan running for 12 minutes when riding! - consider that your engine itself is at 100 C in this condition) will get that to a healthier level. As we discussed in PM, (& as you mentioned above) yes, at the least however the unit needs to be turned 90 degrees, so that when bike IS moving air flow through the fins will aid that.
I see you are reluctant to modify the airbox - how about the fender? If you were to trim the very bottom, it could slide further back?
How about removing the original bracket from the fender and mounting it in the vertical (well off-vertical actually) plane on the fender?

If you like and can plan a visit over my way, I can help you figure out a good solution - I have connectors and even those Furukawa terminals on-hand if any wiring extension/reconfiguration is required.
I'll be working on DJ's bike this weekend (installing key-less system) so will take a good look at what might be other viable options for location.
 
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what more can you ask for?,words of advice,offers for hands on advice hats off to you and the others in this family for going above and beyond helping others
 
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