Would you guys do a pre-emptive stator change before a long trip?

[kwells]

Found an oil leak and will be cracking the case this winter...currently about 5300 miles

[joevacc]

I am getting more than 10,000 miles out my stators. Don't fix it if it's not broken.  It sure will be a good time to carefully inspect it all in there...  Clean all of the electrical connectors and coat them with a good anti oxidant.  Others will have more advice on what good and bad stators look like.

Ciao for now,
JV

[Extent]

I put in for have one on hand, but really only if you actually believe that it's on the way out.  I've never gone so far as to have a spare, even when going on long trips.

[Tiger]

 :) I would normally say no...However, if your going to open her up on the left side, clean and inspect, if your not 100% sure, install another one and keep the used one for an emergency ;)

                                    8).......TIGER....... 8)

[Walt_M.]

What Tiger said, BUT the only stator I would consider for replacement of a functioning one is the improved insulation OEM version. One of our Canadian members put nearly 80K Km on one of the improved models a few years ago and it was still going when his crankshaft went out. Hard to argue with success.

[Night Vision]

I would have one on hand and plan my route near those member pins on the map  ;) nice excuse to drop by and meet some members  :D

if you have three Visions.... you should already have a spare stator anyway... so when you open the case you can decide to replace or not...

you'll have a gut feeling how long the one in there will last by the looks of it..... black and puffy / insulation touching.... you'll know what to do. 

[h2olawyer]

If you had my luck with stators, you wouldn't even ask the question!  However, like others said, see what it looks like & have a spare on hand just in case.  Always nice to have a spare stator on hand - especially if you have more than one road worthy V!   ;D

H₂O

[George R. Young]

I never replaced one on the road, but I did start carrying a spare stator. I think if you lean the offending Vision up against a tree, you can change the stator with a rock and an impact driver without draining the oil.

And by the way, to monitor the stator output if you don't have a voltmeter, just toot the horn every now and then. I found that it was one of the first things to stop working when the charging system went south. The random tooting gets some weird looks from other drivers though.

[supervision]

 You know that horn has to get full voltage, or it starts buzzing, instead of beeping.  That's my indacator too.

[supervision]

 If I take a long trip, I'll bring the pick-up with.  A spare stator along, I sure wouldn't mind changing it, to get back to traveling

[YellowJacket!]

I would bring one along just in case.
Stator gremlins are going to strike whenever they want to, so a preemptive stator change will just result in a burnt up new stator.


David

[jasonm.]

I bought mine with 12k on it. I believe mine has the original stator. And at ~28k miles, I would appear to be a lucky person. But I have had the cover off a few times for the shifter seal, etc. My stator is BLACK as tar and been that way since the 1st time the cover was off. I have 2 spares and won't change it till it goes bad. Mostly because there are other reasons for taking that cover off(balancer gears, etc) and I like to do things for obvious reasons...aka "must do".  I will need to change the starter clutch gear and rollers on mine. So when the stator does go bad I will do this as well.   I don't have a guage, but do have  an LED indicator on my dash I made that lights  up green at anything above 14 volts. Which is where these should be when running above 2000rpm. I glance at it after start up(should be on even at idle w/brakes off) and randomly when riding. If it goes out...I go home... fast.

[Kenny]

    Fix the oil leak- have a quick look around,give the stator a big kiss & put the cover back on. ;)  Remember this machine is 25 plus years old & once you start second guessing you'll end up changing everything. Keep an eye on the Voltmeter & you have a good idea of the charging system's health.
   I don't take one with me, I believe I can get by ok if I have a failure by unplugging the headlight and driving in the daylight & topping the Battery up with a Solar charger or using a plug in unit on my overnight stays.
              Just my opinion , 2cents ect...
                      Cheers Ken S. :)
                                   

[kwells]

will be adding a voltometer this winter so I'll have a heads up on what's going on.....

the oil leak will prob just get some yamabond

[Cdnlouie]

FYI: I keep my spare stator boxed up and ready to mail, so when I leave on a long trip I leave the box with my neighbour who can ship it out "el-quicko" should the need arise. To be fair, I do the same for my other bike. I can always lay over long enough to get the spare stator and then I just forget about it.

Don't be disturbed if you find yourself laying awake at night with one eye open, its the one that watches the voltmeter.

Happy New Year Fellows!

[louthepou]

(Sing along)

If the stator's a chargin', there's no point in changin'...

(But I'd bring a multimetre along, maybe a spare stator if yours is just borderline charging, make sure all connections are perfectly clean, reposition the RR...)

Lou

[tben]

reposition the RR...
Lou

Where do you put it?

[Tiger]

reposition the RR...
Lou

Where do you put it?

;D I had to think about this responce :o ;D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D...However, we normally make/buy a bracket so that the R/R can be attached to the rear left foot rest bolt or the bolt that holds the inner fender to the frame. This helps keep the R/R cooled...

                  8).......TIGER....... 8)

[louthepou]

reposition the RR...
Lou

Where do you put it?

Here's where I put one of mine:



The bracket is bolted to the RR with two bolts, and its shape extends behind the large aluminum "part" to one frame bolt towards the front, and to the rear footpeg bolt to the rear. I mad that one from some sheet metal (not too thick, not too thin) with my grinder and painted it with Tremclad. Soldered wires so the RR would reack this place.

Lou

[QBS]

Lou, that foot peg casting vibrates alot at speed.  Check for metal fatigue in your RR mounting bracketry often.