OK so I've had the bike for about 7k miles, 6 months, I've now burned through 3 rectifiers. Whats the deal?

 

when you replaced them did you replace it with the newer style with the cooling fins on it?

 

I've tried both styles?

 

Just put a Yamaha R1 rectifier in it and be done with it.

 

1. Check the AC current from your stator (three yellow wires) is within spec using a multimeter. Could be thats your problem and its blowing up your rectifier. Maybe just replace the stator anyhow.

2. Clean the plugs going into your rectifier and use some dialectric grease for corrosion protection. This stops resistance building up in the wires and again blowing up your rectifier.

good luck

 

Does the yamaha R1 rectifier plug right into the F3 rodo u have to change the connector?