Just a reminder... :)

to all... new and old.

Check those electrical connections!

Just had a customer come in with what he thought was a failing stator. Turns out he had neglected to check/clean the old electrical connections on his 30 year old CB750, and the connector at the rectifier/regulator damn near came to flame right in front of my eyes as he was showing me what it was doing! :ohmy:

You see... when an old connector (especially on the charging system) begins to decay and green up, not only does it make for poor running conditions/glitches it builds up a mega resistance to the flow of the electricity, and this in turn creates a large amount of heat dissipation. Smoking/melted wires and connectors is the least of your problems - trust me. Bikes have literally burned to the ground from this affliction. :S

Clean up those connections! Pop them out of the connectors, 1 by 1, scrub them with some scotchbrite pad, sandpaper, whatever till thier shiney new, then spray them with a good electrical contact restorer/protector and reassemble.

Re-check EVERY season for some peace of mind, and glitch free riding.

Peace!

Good info. I just suggested that to another guy on another forum. Roy