07 Electrical Problems

Hi, have the VFRness installed on a 2007 VFR800A. This question was asked a few years ago and did a quick search of posts that I have made and it can not be found. Have read a few times that the electrical gremlins are far and few in between after year 2006. Do you agree with that and what would you do to strengthen the electrical system in this bike. Do not want to broke down fifty miles from a phone. Reliability is priceless to me. The only other thing I can think of is a voltmeter. If the numbers start to change, for example between four and five thousand R.P.M it would usually read 14.1 and then all of sudden it drops down to 13.7, something is not right in the charging system. That is what a voltmeter is for right? Thank you.

Voltmeter  is  good  but  remember  the  condition  battery  will affect  the  reading  of  the voltmeter. I  have  a  meter  on  mine  and  sometimes I see  13.5  and  then  the   battery  charges  up  and it  goes  back   to  14.1Vdc.  And  06  should  have  the  electrical  problem  that  the  first  run  of  6th gens  had .

Yeah, the volt meter gives a heads up before complete failure of the stator, Honda continued to improve the (other wiring) all the way into 2009, the 09 has a couple of water proof connectors my 06 doesn't have.

 what would you do to strengthen the electrical system in this bike.

Apply Oxgard to the connectors, fuses and grounds - helps keep corrosion at bay.  As the connectors oxidize they build up resistance which ends badly.  It's cheap insurance and available at most home centers or hardware stores

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