- Joined
- Dec 3, 2009
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- Location
- Duncanville, Texas
- My Bike Models
- 1981 GL1100 Innerstate("The Turd")SOLD!!, 1996 GL1500 Innerstate
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Friggin alternator took a dump, I guess. Engine finally died about 5 miles from the house on the way home. Used my mini-booster box hooked up to the battery to get home. Charged the battery while I wuz eatin supper, and checked...alternator ain't puttin out dick. :sensored:
So...my replacement choices are:
40 amp(stock), and from there up to 90 amp. I haven't added anything to this one, yet. It's all stock, as far as lights and such. However, it does have the side lighting on the trunk, and saddlebags that, as far as I know, is not stock, but is aftermarket, or Honda accessories. I do plan on adding the driving lights off of the '81 to this bike eventually, but not planning on adding anything else, light-wise.
I'm thinking to go to a 70 amp($136/free shipping). Stock 40 amp alternators are around $105. I'm also gunna take this one to the shop tomorrow and open it up....hopefully it only needs brushes.
I do have an AGM battery in it, but it's the one the PO took off his '97 to put on this bike, so I don't really know how old it is.
What say ye? Go back stock(40 amp), or get something with more output? I'll be ordering the alternator prolly tomorrow, so speak now, or forever shut the heck up.... :smilie_happy: .
Friggin alternator took a dump, I guess. Engine finally died about 5 miles from the house on the way home. Used my mini-booster box hooked up to the battery to get home. Charged the battery while I wuz eatin supper, and checked...alternator ain't puttin out dick. :sensored:
So...my replacement choices are:
40 amp(stock), and from there up to 90 amp. I haven't added anything to this one, yet. It's all stock, as far as lights and such. However, it does have the side lighting on the trunk, and saddlebags that, as far as I know, is not stock, but is aftermarket, or Honda accessories. I do plan on adding the driving lights off of the '81 to this bike eventually, but not planning on adding anything else, light-wise.
I'm thinking to go to a 70 amp($136/free shipping). Stock 40 amp alternators are around $105. I'm also gunna take this one to the shop tomorrow and open it up....hopefully it only needs brushes.
I do have an AGM battery in it, but it's the one the PO took off his '97 to put on this bike, so I don't really know how old it is.
What say ye? Go back stock(40 amp), or get something with more output? I'll be ordering the alternator prolly tomorrow, so speak now, or forever shut the heck up.... :smilie_happy: .