Great VTR Info for a Newbie-
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:38 am
Hi all - joining the site from Minneapolis, Mn USA -
Wish I would have become familiar with this site and the good VTR info provided earlier, as in October I acquired a mint red '98 Superhawk w/27K miles. Awesome motorcycle.
After about 40 miles of glorious riding, the battery went flat. After confirming the battery as still very much good, proceeded to test the stator, which was also performing fine. Next look - the regulator looked highly suspect as the previous owner had his own 2- wire connection to the unit to run an electronic vest, and these were somewhat burnt/heat affected. In finding your website as well as http://www.superhawkforum.com - both revealed helpful info/posts on the general 'regulator' issue with the earlier unfinned VTR regulator and their tendency to go belly up. And that's w/o it powering a vest! I replaced mine with the updated / finned regulator from Mr. Honda.
So along with this good help, I've taken great interest in the sites' posts on being proactive with CCT fixes - such as the stopper mod , or going to aftermarket manual CCTs. I'm going to consider the latter as a good investment in the future, and fun Winter fix project - going with some red anodized APE units. I look forward to seeing how these fit and adjust on this silky beast!
No worries! - Thanks for all your help !
Can't wait to ride it next Spring.
Rick
Wish I would have become familiar with this site and the good VTR info provided earlier, as in October I acquired a mint red '98 Superhawk w/27K miles. Awesome motorcycle.
After about 40 miles of glorious riding, the battery went flat. After confirming the battery as still very much good, proceeded to test the stator, which was also performing fine. Next look - the regulator looked highly suspect as the previous owner had his own 2- wire connection to the unit to run an electronic vest, and these were somewhat burnt/heat affected. In finding your website as well as http://www.superhawkforum.com - both revealed helpful info/posts on the general 'regulator' issue with the earlier unfinned VTR regulator and their tendency to go belly up. And that's w/o it powering a vest! I replaced mine with the updated / finned regulator from Mr. Honda.
So along with this good help, I've taken great interest in the sites' posts on being proactive with CCT fixes - such as the stopper mod , or going to aftermarket manual CCTs. I'm going to consider the latter as a good investment in the future, and fun Winter fix project - going with some red anodized APE units. I look forward to seeing how these fit and adjust on this silky beast!
No worries! - Thanks for all your help !
Can't wait to ride it next Spring.
Rick
An interesting intro 
