Hi,
Does anyone know if there a superbike that has a voltage regulator that could fit on the GS500.Connectors don't have to mach cause that's easy to modify.
The vast majority of bikes have a three phase, 12v, magnetic alternator. The reg/rec units on these differ in shape and wire colours, some have 5 wires, some have six. They all work in the same way though and are pretty interchangeable.
Once you get into slightly older bikes, you start to see seperate regulators and rectifiers. If they still have a 3 phase, 12v charging system with magnets, these are interchangeable too, and interchangeable with a modern, 'one piece' unit.
There are always exceptions though. Some bikes don't have magnets in the alternator. So while theyt are 3-phase, they use electromagnetic field coils. These need a special sort of voltage regulator.
Then you have smaller bikes, especially older 125s which might be 6v. The might have only one or two charging phases. Some of them use AC voltage direct form the alternator, some have a dynamo, some use a mixture of AC and DC, some of them just have a rectifier without a regulator, some use a cluster of diodes to half rectify the voltage.
Then you get OLD bikes like old brits which have things like magnetos and zennor diodes.
But most modern jap road bikes have the same, six wire reg/rec setup, you just need to work out which wire goes where if you want to chop and change them. Some trailies still use field coil alternators or a basic, direct lighting setup.
Lots of info at these sites. You can cross reference the Gs5 parts and see what is directly interchangable plus there is plenty of tech` info.
http://www.electrexworld.co.uk/erol.html
http://www.electrosport.com/
My guess is that the regulator will be matched with the alternator to suit the maximum current demand made on the bikes electrical system, which on larger capacity bikes will be greater than smaller capacity bikes. Despite them all doing the same thing I wouldnt like to say with certainty if they are all interchangable. If your bike pulls say 8 amps under maximum electrical load conditions, but your regulator can only handle say 5 amps, you risk serious electrical issues or even seeing the bike go up in smoke!
The question is why do you want to do such a thing? If your regulator/rectifier is suspect its best to replace it with the correct part that you know will both fit and perform. There will be no difference whatsoever in performance if that is what you are hoping for.
Here are the Models that use the Same Regulater/Rectifier as the GS500. :thumb:
Part # = 32800-33C00
Part Description = RECTIFIER ASSEMBLY
Model Count = 17
DR650SL 1990
DR650SM 1991
GSF400M 1991
GSF400N 1992
GSF400P 1993
GS500EK 1989
GS500EL 1990
GS500EM 1991
GS500EN 1992
GS500EP 1993
GS500ER 1994
GS500ES 1995
GS500ET 1996
GS500EV 1997
GS500EW 1998
GS500EX 1999
GS500EY 2000