That's kindof presumptuous. We don't know him; we should let him determine what is beyond his skill level. He may have 20 years of automotive experience that would be incredibly helpful, just nothing directly involving bikes. I was the same way in March, and now I've torn down and rebuilt my bike twice since then.

 

CBRlulz:

These threads will be of immense help to you:

https://cbrforum.com/forum/cbr-600f3-17/my-own-r-r-problem-85851/

https://cbrforum.com/forum/f2-tech-93/regulator-rectifier-r-r-problem-solved-27739/

If after all of that you are still lost, then it may be beyond your skill level. If it is, in fact just the R/R (which is very possible), then it's a very simple swap.

 

Should have got it right the first time

If he cannot determine if wires are shorting out, I doubt he can re-wire a new rectifier.

 

He hasn't tried, yet. Give him a chance. He wouldn't be asking if he didn't have the desire to find out how.

We all came from a time when we didn't know which end of the soldering iron to grab.

 

okay thanks a lot guys, but one more thing, how can i prevent this from ever happening again :/ ?

 

You will need to know how to trace wires with a volt/ohm multimeter. It's not too difficult to do if you have an understanding of electronics and are comfortable using the meter. However, it will likely be time consuming.
On the other hand, if you are not "at home" with electrical circuits and wiring, then like Hershey said, better leave it to the shop.
Good luck.
mikey

 

Well, depends what's wrong. If it IS the R\R, don't replace it with the same Honda one. Get one from a late-model R6 or GSXR. Those are the easiest to re-wire.

 

It sounds like what happened is your r/r went bad (started smoking) and probably over charged ur battery and started boiling it dry which will also cause smoke. You might want to go get your battery tested under a load and see if its still good a bad r/r will destroy a battery. My r/r is off of a 05 gsxr 750 the one with one plug and 5 wires works beautifully. You should check your battery get a new r/r and you should be good man. As long as you know which wire goes where its cake. Just make sure you solder the wires dont crimp them. Crimp spells disaster

 

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