upgrade charging system?

I'm pretty excited to hear that this system works on our bikes. I can't remember where I heard it, but I was always under the impression that you couldn't do this swap and run a capacitor on our bikes. My bike has issues with the charging system that I haven't looked into too much yet, but this seems like a way better solution than trying to track down the problem and replace crappy components with more crappy components.

A write-up for this would be epic, if you can spare the time.

 

fantastic, might/wil be a future upgrade for the tracker after it's been used a bit!

pikkies, where's the pikkies?

 

agreed, a writeup would be "Epic"

 

cool, is that mag not covered then?

suppose you could get a cage or fab something via those screw holes

 

I'm glad to hear you've found a solution and more proven mods are a good thing. I would note, however, that your previous charging system must have had something really wrong with it. It may not be the most robust system, but when it is in good repair, it makes plenty of juice. I found my lights brightened and I had no issues whatsoever after I took apart each and every electrical connection and cleaned them with a Q-tip and mineral spirits and rebuilt the fuse box. I run all stock turn and brake lights and had a 55w/60w headlight (I put a 35w/35w in because I thought I may have an idle issue due to discharging, but it turned out to be something else- will be going back to the 55w/60w).

Good luck with the mod!

 

Wow, that is great to see. My last bike, a DRZ400, had no battery, just a capacitor, and a 70 watt headlight. It never had any trouble starting or powering that light. I had a hidden switch that disconnected everything except the engine and computer during starting, then once it was running I switched on the lights. The only issue I had was when riding at night if it stalled or died all the lights went out immediately, making it a little dangerous if it wasn't running well.

Ps. I am new and have been lurking for a couple weeks and thought it was time to contribute. Love this forum, I will get my first 81 xs400 later this month

 

Just wondering how this mod is panning out? Have you installed a capacitor yet? If so, what size did you use?

 

The electro-magnetic systems that were common on older jap bikes work fine. The key is to have everything clean and tight. All connections need to be gone over and replace any connectors that are bad. Also, check resistance on the rotor and stator. If all checks out, it is usually a bad rectifier. These guys make a good product and I have not heard one bad story about them.

http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/index.html

However, this mod is interesting. I'd like to see an update on the running with no battery part.

 

hi,

I am considering this mod and have some questions

first is will this full kit from Hughes hand built work ? its for a xs650?
http://hughshandbuilt.blogspot.com/p/xs650-permanent-magnet-alternator.html

second is

will the stock cover fit over the whole works or does it need to be modified or is the mod always exposed ?
/edit *seems after re reading the thread you state the cover does fit over the whole she bang.. wasn't apparent in the pictures how much did you have to trim?

/edit2 ok i am having trouble seeing how the cover would fit over

new question would a aluminum mounting plate work ? instead of steel ?


thank you

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Can I just follow this thread? http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5536
How different are the 650 and the 400?

 

I like all this crafty stuff, just good info.

 

Couldn't the rotor be replaced with a permanent magnet type (maybe one of them rare earth mags), and so allow one to not have to do all the fancy mods here? Just thinking that since we've already got a brush-less 3-phase stator, putting a new one in seems redundant to me. If that worked, you would only need to make sure to buy a regulator that can handle the power!

 

Sweet. So let me get this right. You used a banshee flywheel, a banshee stator and hughs 3 phase regulator? And your saying you had to hone out the cover? How did you do that? Sorry just starting to dabble in this stuff.. Thanks

 

me too.my girl needs a diet