Need mechanic for 1989 Yamaha Venture 1200

The dealers do not want work on such an old bike - does anyone know of
a good mechanic for this vintage marquee?

Problem seems to be the stator - it's a well known porblem with the
first generation ventures, and usually fails at the 60K mark.

thanks for any suggestions.

 

Why don't you just fix it yourself?

You can get an aftermarket stator from Electrosport
for $139.00 and it's just a matter of unplugging the old stator,
removing the alternator cover and unscrewing about three or four
screws holding the old stator to the cover.

You wouldn't even have to drain the engine oil with the bike on the
centerstand.

The stator mounting screws should probably have a drop of blue Loctite
applied before tightening them.

http://www.electrosport.com/shopping_stators/prod_esg080.html

But, before buying a stator, I recommend checking the stator connector
to see if it's burned or melted. Connections are the biggest source of
problems in battery charging systems.

Electrosport has a troubleshooting chart and a diagram that shows how
a 3 phase full wave rectifier bridgeis wired internally, and you can
troubleshoot your system with a volt ohmmeter before taking anything
apart. All you have to do is unplug the stator connector and the
rectifier regulator connector.

The stator is just three coils of wire that meet at the center, so if
you put your ohmmeter on the Rx1 scale, you should be able to read
about 1 ohm from any pin on the connector to each of the other two
pins. Then, go to the Rx1000 scale and read from all three pins to the
engine case. You should read more than 500,000 ohms.

If the stator readings are as above, you don't need a stator, you need
to check out the rectifier regulator.