Hi all I recently learned that my regulator rectifier has broken, and Im currently not in the financial position to replace it immediately, I know the bike will still run and operate and that it wont recharge as Im riding.So what I was wondering is is it still safe to ride the bike to and from where ever I need to go with the regulator rectifier removed from the bike, and charge it every night, as it is my only means of transportation. Or will driving it possibly damage the stator?

It won't damage anything to run without a working reg/rec.  The issue is that you'll have a very limited range, so the engine might die on you at any time; typically not while riding under load, but rather when you go to idle to come to a stop.

I had a Ninja 250 with a damaged stator (from a lowside) and the battery would be fully dead within 20-30 min of riding.  After I replaced the stator everything worked like a charm.

FYI: On a new fully charged Shorai battery I ran 24 minutes until she died. (I forgot to reconnect the regulator).

Talking about being short on cash - I can't imagine that kind of drain would be good on a battery - you may find yourself needing to replace the battery soon if using it often like that   
By all means, you have to do what you have to do - no getting around that... Just the sooner the better so it doesn't cost you more.  Consider bike breakers on ebay for reg/rec to pick up a used one for cheap... I've seen tested ones on there for sub $25 before.

- Bboy

I got this when my R/R was bad

http://www.ebay.com/itm/REGULATOR-RECTIFIER-SUZUKI-GS500E-GS-500-E-1989-2000-MOTORCYCLE-/290748197881?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3AGS500E&hash=item43b1f16bf9&vxp=mtr

Worked perfectly, plug and play with the provided tabs. Sucks when money is tight though...

Quote from: adidasguy on March 22, 2014, 08:26:27 PM
FYI: On a new fully charged Shorai battery I ran 24 minutes until she died. (I forgot to reconnect the regulator).

If you're going to run total loss (battery without the charging system) and it's reasonably safe to do so, you'll get a lot more running time if you disconnect the headlight.  Without looking, I don't know what else is on the fuse circuit, but that might be the easiest way.  As noted above, running without the charging system will shorten the life of the battery, particularly if it's repeatedly run all the way down.

Pretty sure I have one in all my crap if you want it,.....can you pay postage?  pm me if interested good sir

I managed a 2hr motorway journey (using a brand new -partially charged- battery), with lights on etc.

Still had enough power to re-start afterwards. Didnt damage anything. ymmv 

Running at higher consistent RPM will keep the system outputting more than the bike needs. So you most likely used very little actual battery power. Once you get down below good charge RPMs...I think 2500, that's when the battery starts dropping.