regulator/ suitable replacement

Right guys i know this is a seriously talked about topic.
i have through process of alot of messing around have managed to finally find the my regulator is fried.
battery no ign 12.80
running idle 13.5
idle with lights 13.1
holding revs at 5k 12.8
when blipping throttle light dim a little.

im looking to fit a diffrent regulator to the standard one can anyone suggest a good replacement?
im good with electrics an so forth.
i was reading some where last nyt that the three yellow wires can go in any order is that true?

cheers
Ben

Check these guys out. Ghey make pretty good after market stuff and reasonable prices. Most stuff on the shelf.

http://www.electrexworld.co.uk/home-1-0.html

2009 cbr, do a title search loads of info.

[NedSVS]

Originally Posted by loonytoon

Right guys i know this is a seriously talked about topic.
i have through process of alot of messing around have managed to finally find the my regulator is fried.
battery no ign 12.80
running idle 13.5
idle with lights 13.1
holding revs at 5k 12.8
when blipping throttle light dim a little.

im looking to fit a diffrent regulator to the standard one can anyone suggest a good replacement?
im good with electrics an so forth.
i was reading some where last nyt that the three yellow wires can go in any order is that true?

cheers
Ben

I had similar voltages to you and it turned out only to be raised resistance due to dirty/oxidised terminal contacts. I cleaned all the male connectors by removing them from the terminal blocks and rubbing with fine abrasive paper and I gently squeezed the female connectors with pliers to make sure they were a tight fit. I also soldered the connectors to the wires where they were crimped on to minimize resistance - this is a grey area as some say soldered connections are not ideal. I have used the bike a few times since for lengthy runs on cold days with lights and heated grips on all the time, with no problems; before this the heated grips were turning themselves off and I had one or two occassions when I had to bump start it.

Whether my regulator is new or old, my lights have always dimmed a little when the throttle is opened. I thought that this was the regulator just doing it's job- regulating the voltage going through the system...

The Electrex reg/rec is a good unit.

Originally Posted by NedSVS

I had similar voltages to you and it turned out only to be raised resistance due to dirty/oxidised terminal contacts. I cleaned all the male connectors by removing them from the terminal blocks and rubbing with fine abrasive paper and I gently squeezed the female connectors with pliers to make sure they were a tight fit. I also soldered the connectors to the wires where they were crimped on to minimize resistance - this is a grey area as some say soldered connections are not ideal. I have used the bike a few times since for lengthy runs on cold days with lights and heated grips on all the time, with no problems; before this the heated grips were turning themselves off and I had one or two occassions when I had to bump start it.

ive gone round all of the connections with no improvement, going to try direct wiring it to the battery tonight as there is a couple of conectors between the r/r an battery which i think could be causing a bit of resistance