I just went 3000 miles on a stator held together by elmers glue.

[sapienwaste]

Denver - Santa Cruz, and back.

Visions rule.

Ok, it was a special elmers from a government lab (seriously). But I'm still amazed that I was able to unwind a portion of the stator and seal, wind, and solder it into working condition THE DAY BEFORE THE TRIP.

[QBS]

Ya'll need to start working on chewing gum for starter clutches.

[h2olawyer]

If it can't be fixed using duct tape, bailing wire & chewing gum, it can't be fixed!

Sapienwste - we need to get together and prepare some spare stators.  I have a nice collection we can rebuild!   ::)

H₂O

[motoracer8]

Any body can fix stuff with tools, It takes a real mechanic to fix stuff without them. Vice grips, and duct tape, vital items for race cars, and motorcycles.

  Ken G.

[Rick G]

In the early seventies , I was service manager for Allied motorcycle salvage / Suzuki in Upland CA.  My boss who was/is LDS,so couldn't allow his family to to go on camping trips on weekends , because they would miss church.So every Easter break, they would go to Mexico  and ride the bikes. One year they took a brand new Suzuki 125 . Of course the first thing they did was hole a piston. They sought the nearest motorcycle repair shop, but they had no parts. The mechanic said that he could fix it and he did. he used a large bolt two flat washers and a nut. he simply put one flat washer on the bolt , inserted the bolt into the hole and installed the second flat washer on the bolt , under the piston crown and tightened the nut. he braised the nut to the bolt and ground most of the bolt away on the top.
You might think that this repair would vibrate , but it wasn't bad . we didn't get around to replacing the piston  for several months and the darn bike still ran like a top

[Tiger]

 :) With a wee bit of grey matter usage, it is amazing what one can do to get by, eh!!!

[sapienwaste]

H2o, It seems prudent to have a closet full of them doesn't it?

[h2olawyer]

H2o, It seems prudent to have a closet full of them doesn't it?

It sure does, but it helps if they all work.   ::)  All of mine are fried.  They are better boat anchors than stators at this point.

Actually, I do have one good spare.  The day I install that working spare, I'll just order another one.  I always want to have one ready to go with the stator history I've had over the last several years.

H₂O