Ok,

So I was on a Superhawk forum and there I found a list of regulator/rectifiers that are compatible to the Superhawk. I figured if it would work for one Honda, it would work for another....

So I bought a unit from a 2007 Ninja ZX-6R. Apparently this unit is MOSFET and is "cut and splice" to the Superhawk. Perfect, I think.

The unit came in the mail today, and there is an extra wire!!! Oh ****. So, I download a wiring diagram and trace the wire to the signal side of the headlight relay...you know, the side that sends the current through the coil to close the relay and supply. I traced this wire back further to the 30A main fuse. Looking at the wiring diagram, it LOOKS like this extra black wire (which is at least half the size of the rest of the wires) ties in directly to one of the alternator outputs BEFORE it goes into the R/R! WTF?

Check out the diagram and the pics...



The white wire (bk/bl on the R/R) goes directly to the 30A main fuse to the battery, the fuse block, and the ignition switch. The black/yellow (bk/w) goes to ground. My question is what do I do with the green (bk on r/r) wire? Do I wire this into a relay? do I ignore it? You can see in the pics of the r/r that all the wires go into the R/R....

Do MOSFET R/Rs have a signal from the ignition to turn on?

 

OK. Got it all installed today...and after blowing the main fuse, all is good. FYI, blk/white is ground and blk/blue is +ve...oops.

So, here we go...Ideally I would like a better mounting place, but I'm thinking of making some vents in the track plastic allow some air in.









And with the tail on...




And here is the TINY stock unit in the stock location...



And if anyone cares, the extra wire was a signal wire to the headlight relay...not needed.

 

I tested the reg/rec today. 14.76 volts at idle and 14.83 at 5k rpm. I'm calling that a win.

 

Cool bike!

 

Thanks! I have two That one is the track bike I don't care about crashing. You should see the other one...