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ok one of my mates from perth is attempting a trip from qld to perth.

he is stuck in melbourne. will find out exact details soon.

he is on a red i think, honda vfr. he bike has basically shat itself.

last complaint i heard was the regulartor had packed it in.
basically the bike went completely dead while riding.

now i am asking a huge favour of you melbourne crew.
would one of you be able to help him, with decent bike shops and possible moving the bike to the shop.

please dont whore this thread till it is sorted..

thankyou so much guys and girls..

I'm not in Melbourne, but I know Gosford Motorcycles have a great reputation for doing after-market reg/rec's for VFR's. I'm sure they'd be happy to send one to Melbourne for you mate (02 4323 3599)

Can't do much till we get some ory details Kell but have a mate who has a red Viffer and his regulator shat itself too, basically get another battery, ride to bike shop, put new regulator in and all is well.

thanx yeh im trying to get hold of him but his phone is out of signal or something. will keep trying and will let him know that mick thanx...

ok my mate is at arrarat.

ok charges on fwy at 100km/h.

so around town dies unless doing 4000rpm.

so he has new batter new regulator but 2nd hand alternator..
the alternator is the issue.

he is now heading to adelaid it is going fine on the fwy..

the alternator is stuffed.
where can eh get a good one from?

can we post whore yet?

mina you bloody whore.

yeh i guess so.
he is going to try to baby it home by sticking to teh freeway only.

not teh most exciting trip.

and putting it on teh train is a no go either as he has to buy a car and a trailer then a ticket. works out around 5 grand..

i'll drive it back on the ute for half that.

Should've bought a GTR1000

yeh wel he has an old z at home but didnt want to risk it as its about 20 years old.

so he bought the honda thinking it would be reliable and comfy to ride etc for the distance he was travelling.

oops..

Tell him to plan on few days stay here in Adelaide, there aren't that many bike shops so most bits have to be ordered, heres a few leads:


Japanese Motorcycles & Dismantlers
Kilburn 428 Churchill Rd 5084 (08) 8262 6335

http://www.japanesemotorcycledismantlers.com.au

Bills Motorcycles
Blair Athol 368 Main North Rd 5084 (08) 8349 8477

http://www.billsmotorcycles.com.au



D A Motorcycles
1758 Main North Rd Salisbury Plain 5109 (08) 8281 8933

http://www.damotorcycles.com.au


Peter Stevens Motorcycles
221 Franklin St Adelaide 5000 (08) 8212 1494

http://www.peterstevens.com.au



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** ha ha ha ha just looked at mt post....all the are 8's

thanx plas will pass them on..

i think he is going to attempt to get it home without fixing the alternator...

will ring him again tonight once he is in adelaide..

kellz wrote: so he bought the honda thinking it would be reliable and comfy to ride etc for the distance he was travelling.

oops..

thats gold......

so its not creating enuf charge at revs??

thats not alternator surely....if the alt is stuffed, it doesnt give u bugger all charge... sounds like the voltage reg is stuffed and cooking the battery..u sure he changed the REGULATOR and not the RECTIFIER (2 different parts)...

honda regulators are known for shitting themselves (im on number 3)

ahh neka im not sure sure he said the reg/rec.
so i assumed both..

it is maxing at 10volts at 100km on the hwy.