Tundra
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« on: August 11, 2014, 02:53:44 PM » |
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What choices are available for those of us who have not yet had the pleasure of changing the alternator? Pro/cons and price difference.
New Valkyrie alternator
New Goldwing alternator
Rebuilt alternator
I've heard of a company by the name of "Mars" also makes Valkyrie alternators. Don't know anything about them. Are they new or rebuilt?
Is the Interstate alternator the same as a Standard/Tourer?
Can you install a higher output alternator?
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2014, 03:00:05 PM » |
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You'll get a lot of answers to those questions, but you probably
won't get my whacky solution: I kept looking until I found a
used one from a crashed bike with low mileage cheap on eBay.
I don't remember now how much I have in my spare alternator now, around
$80 I think. It is on the shelf, packaged for mailing, in case I ever
need to call home and get it one-dayed to me... it has about 22K
miles of use on it and is clean looking.
-Mike
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R J
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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2014, 03:26:38 PM » |
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What choices are available for those of us who have not yet had the pleasure of changing the alternator? Pro/cons and price difference.
New Valkyrie alternator
New Goldwing alternator
Rebuilt alternator
I've heard of a company by the name of "Mars" also makes Valkyrie alternators. Don't know anything about them. Are they new or rebuilt?
Is the Interstate alternator the same as a Standard/Tourer?
Can you install a higher output alternator?
To answer your questions: Valkyrie alt: Very high priced. Gold Wing Alt: Cheaper but ya have to move the mounting of the 2 cases. MARS: Rebuilt and he will/can build it for higher output. My choice would be a Goldwing Alt. You make your own decision, please. |
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« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2014, 03:56:12 PM » |
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And I would suggest if your miles are around 60,000 or more to pull and replace the brushes. Cheap insurance. I personally have rebuilt around 60 of them, 90% of the time when the rotor has a bad winding it is caused by wore out brushes. I believe they start to arc and wipe the winding. MARS used to be a good source, I have bought several from him, but his web site has moved or no longer available.
Also MARS has the ability to rewind the rotors.
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2014, 04:10:21 PM » |
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Gold Wing alternator is simple to reclock for the Valkyrie. Take out 3 bolts holding the housings together and turn the front of the case to match the old one that you removed. Easy once you lay them next to each other and it is much cheaper. Wouldn't stake my life on this one, but the same alternator will fit in all models. If you order the Gold Wing alternator it will come with a capacitor attached that you can remove if you don't have a radio as it's purpose is to remove noise that the alternator inherently produces.
MarkT I think on his site has information on his High Output alternator and what he had to do get it installed. I think he had to notch the frame.
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2014, 05:55:51 PM » |
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To the best of my knowledge, there is no difference in the performance of a Tourer/Std. alternator compared to an I/S unit.
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Grumpy
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2014, 07:36:05 PM » |
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And just an FYI, I have a spare used alternator and starter if any one gets caught with their pants down. Always willing to get some out of a bind if possible. Also spare drive shafts, spline couplings and u-joints.
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Tundra
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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2014, 02:32:11 AM » |
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Thanks all
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« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2014, 06:38:09 AM » |
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At 90k mine went out on my '99 IS. I bought a 1500 Goldwing (part # in ShopTalk), clocked it to match the Valk alt I pulled out, and it has been working fine. About $150-200 cheaper than the Valk unit. My $.01875 Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2014, 10:07:16 AM » |
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To answer your questions:
Valkyrie alt: Very high priced.
Gold Wing Alt: Cheaper but ya have to move the mounting of the 2 cases.
MARS: Rebuilt and he will/can build it for higher output.
My choice would be a Goldwing Alt.
You make your own decision, please.
Which Goldwing alternator? Part number?.... |
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Flrider
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« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2014, 10:23:08 AM » |
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Which Goldwing alternator? Part number?....
As per Jeff K's list of Valkyrie part numbers '97 Goldwing Aspencade Part # is 31100-MT2-015 "The terminal & plastic insulator are different where you connect the alternator battery wire. You have to take off the capacitor that is mounted on the Gold Wing alternator and rotate the front housing to match the holes from the Valkyrie model so that it will fit."
As per Ron Ayers Parts Fiche, alternator 31100-MT2-015 fits on the 30 following GL1500 Goldwing models :
Honda GOLD WING GL1500 (1988 to 1990)
Honda GOLD WING ASPENCADE GL1500A (1991 to 2000)
Honda GOLD WING INTERSTATE GL1500I (1991 to 1996)
Honda GOLD WING SE GL1500SE (1990 to 2000) |
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