Attention: Any Vtr1000 owners?

[vifferman]

This guy's solution is elegant and simple.

http://vtr1000f.wickidnet.com/

I liked mine more betterer.


More betterer? You can click it too, then enlarge it in Webshots.
What I did was buy a larger aftermarket R/R (for what it's worth, both Honda "OEM" and aftermarket are Shindengen), cut off the plugs, crimp'n'solder the wires on, then mounted it on a steel plate, bolted to the frame. Some work was required with a grinder and file to trim the heatsink fins for clearance.

Iffen I hadn't already completely rewired my VFR750 a few months before that, I would've gone the same way: cut off all wiring back to the stator, and rewired through to the R/R (mounted on 4mm aluminum plate under the steering head), then on to the battery, without going though the starter fuse/relay, Gained more than half a volt doing that, plus lots of cooling air flow.

The VFR800 has a better R/R, with a monitor wire. I added a PC fan to it, not because I think it will help, but just because #2Son had a pile of them lying around, and it's kewl when I turn the key on and the relays click, the fuel pump whines, and the fan whirs away under the seat. At least on the VFR800 there's a vent in the cowl near the R/R, so hopefully some air gets drawn over it.

I'm not sure what I'll do if the R/R burns out on this bike. Might just burn it....

[James Deuce]

Need bigger picture!

[xDishHog]

Well here's my fix, hope it lasts. Added my own heatsink from Princess Auto $2.49 and were good to go

[vifferman]

Well here's my fix, hope it lasts. Added my own heatsink from Princess Auto $2.49 and were good to go

It looks like a good piece of work,xDishHog, and shouyld help suck some heat outta the R/R, but where does it go after that? The trouble is there's precious little airflow under the side cowling where your R/R's mounted. It may keep the weather off, and hid an 'ugly' piece of equipment from view, but it's not very good for the performance or lifetime of the equipment.
While you were at it, you should've got rid of the plug, although if you keep the contacts clean and corrosion free it should help.