[Motoninja]

Hi boys and gals,
I'm in need of help. So I have my pride and joy 2009 zx6r R9f. Went out for a ride. And after 30 miles the display goes blank. The Rev counter stops working and the bike eventually cuts out. I pull over, take the battery out and leave it on charge over night. , the volt reading was 11.11 and amps 0.44. So it charges over night. Next day it says 13.77 volts and 0.44 amps. I put the battery back in the bike. It starts first time. Seems to run fine. Then after 9 miles same again. Cuts out and put battery in charger and it's down to 11.77 volts and 0.44 amps.
Any ideas ????? I'm really stuck.

 

[Ebster1085]

You either have a bad stator or a bad regulator. My guess is the stator is fried.

You can use a multimeter to check the stator. Hook it up to any of the three prongs on the stator plug and if you see anything other than unlimited resistance (lack of ground) the stator is toast.

 

[Motoninja]

The regulator rectifier was replaced under warranty a few years back. So I'm hoping it's not that. I will check out the stator , any ideas on cost of a new one if its that ? Oh and thank you for the reply. Much appreciated.

 

[Ebster1085]

I will check out the stator , any ideas on cost of a new one if its that ?

Not sure what OEM costs, but looks like you can get a Rick's unit for $160.

2009 Kawasaki Street Bike ZX600R Ninja ZX6RStreet Bike New OEM Style Kawasaki Stator Aftermarket Parts

Others may argue that OEM is far superior to Rick's, but I have had success with them in the past and they are cheaper than OEM.

 

[RJ2112]

Pretty nearly certain that it's the stator. Went through the same scenario with my '09. Factory replaced the R/R, the stator went south about a year later.

Cost for the OEM stator itself, is about $290 USD.

Rick's makes a unit that will fit, which is about 60% of the cost.

 

[Sandman]

The regulator rectifier was replaced under warranty a few years back. So I'm hoping it's not that. I will check out the stator , any ideas on cost of a new one if its that ? Oh and thank you for the reply. Much appreciated.

Doesn't matter. I never had a problem with my original reg, but Kawi replaced it under warranty.

A few years later the replaced piece died on me, at the track. I had the exact same symptoms .... no gauges, bike shuts off, etc.


Kawi is still obligated to replace your regulator if it's not working, even after the recall.

 

[Motoninja]

Awesome. Thanks chaps. Appreciate it.

 

[Strider]

If a freshly charged battery is dieing in the first 9 miles of the ride, then it's most likely a bad battery (it should last longer than that even with charging system issues).

Test each item (battery, stator, regulator/rectifier) separately to find out which one is the actual culprit. The testing procedures are in the service manual, which you can download here: http://zx6r.com/service-manuals/31769-09-2012-zx6r-race-kit-manual.html

 

[Motoninja]

So I've looked up how to check a stator online. Checked my stator and although it said the resistance was right it wasn't right when the bike was running. , I took off the cover and pretty obvious the stator was burnt out. I've put a pic below. Gonna have it repaired for around £75-£80. And hopefully this will solve the problem. Doesn't help that I took the wrong cover off to start with and snapped a cog coming off the starter motor trying to put the cover back on. More expense but I should be able to fix it. Pics below.

 

[Ebster1085]

Yea, I see at least two burnt up coils on there.

You gonna replace with Ricks or OEM?

 

[Motoninja]

I've found a company that rewinds the coils, only a third of the price of an OEM one. So going to do that.

 

[Ebster1085]

I've found a company that rewinds the coils, only a third of the price of an OEM one. So going to do that.

Interesting, please let us know how that works out!

 

[Motoninja]

Hi all,
Just a quick update on my bike. I've taken the stator off and sent it away. I've managed to find a uk company in Wiltshire that repairs and re-wires the stators. £83 inc return delivery. They take it apart re-wire and replace all leads. Roughly 5 day turnaround service. Called the chap at the shop and he was really friendly and said that the stators going on zx6rs 2006 onwards is quite a common occurrence at the minute. So much so he hasn't got one on the shelf otherwise he would do a swap service. ( your broken one for a repaired one) there's a 12 month guarantee on the work also. I have out his website below (hope that's allowed) as he does all makes and is a third of the price of replacing new. Home
So instead of costing me £80 for diagnosis £260 for parts and then fitting on top probably £160 £500 total it cost me £83 for stator and £10 on multimeter. Bonus.
Good stuff. Thanks again.