Hi guys,
As most of you know, UK ST owners have a problem with seized alternators due to poor rear wheel arch design and salt on our roads.
My alternator seized and I needed to replace it.
I take offence at having to pay ?350 second hand or almost ?500 for a new alternator which is basically the same as lots of other cheaper alternators except the high failure rate due to seized alternators pushes the price to unreasonable levels.
I have almost completed my prototype for fitting a ?40 second hand alternator to my ST1100 and I am fairly sure it will be a success.
Would anyone be interested in purchasing my modification if I were to have it mass produced?
The job involes fitting a converter plate to your engine and some filing.
I intend to have the converter plates produced by a local sheet metal company and I will include video and written instructions detailing everything you need to do to make an alternator that sells on eBay for ?40 fit your ST1100.
You would receive :-
The converter plate
Two replacement mounting bolts
Spacer washers
Written instructions
Link to a video of me assembling and installing the cheap alternator
To give you an idea of what you will need to do, you will need to purchase an alternator (I will provide details of which one)
Separate the halves of your new alternator and your old one.
Install the shaft / armature from your old alternator into the replacement one
File a few millimetres from the housing of your replacement alternator
Dremmel or carefully grind the front of the replacement alternator's housing
Remove and refit the brushes
Assemble the alternator within the frame of your bike
If you feel you are capable of these procedures then you can buy a cheap alternator rather than pay big money for either a new alternator or a second hand one which has been subjected to the same poor wheel arch design of your ST1100 and consequently will eventually fail again.
I have invested a great deal of time into this solution and the cost of having the converter plates produced will initially be quite high. This is basically due to the tooling process and a small manufacture run.
I estimate that I will be able to sell all of the parts you need (except the replacement alternator) plus a video and written instruction for around ?50 including postage in the UK.
Ok, so who's interested, and would you buy my solution for ?50 when your alternator fails?
As most of you know, UK ST owners have a problem with seized alternators due to poor rear wheel arch design and salt on our roads.
My alternator seized and I needed to replace it.
I take offence at having to pay ?350 second hand or almost ?500 for a new alternator which is basically the same as lots of other cheaper alternators except the high failure rate due to seized alternators pushes the price to unreasonable levels.
I have almost completed my prototype for fitting a ?40 second hand alternator to my ST1100 and I am fairly sure it will be a success.
Would anyone be interested in purchasing my modification if I were to have it mass produced?
The job involes fitting a converter plate to your engine and some filing.
I intend to have the converter plates produced by a local sheet metal company and I will include video and written instructions detailing everything you need to do to make an alternator that sells on eBay for ?40 fit your ST1100.
You would receive :-
The converter plate
Two replacement mounting bolts
Spacer washers
Written instructions
Link to a video of me assembling and installing the cheap alternator
To give you an idea of what you will need to do, you will need to purchase an alternator (I will provide details of which one)
Separate the halves of your new alternator and your old one.
Install the shaft / armature from your old alternator into the replacement one
File a few millimetres from the housing of your replacement alternator
Dremmel or carefully grind the front of the replacement alternator's housing
Remove and refit the brushes
Assemble the alternator within the frame of your bike
If you feel you are capable of these procedures then you can buy a cheap alternator rather than pay big money for either a new alternator or a second hand one which has been subjected to the same poor wheel arch design of your ST1100 and consequently will eventually fail again.
I have invested a great deal of time into this solution and the cost of having the converter plates produced will initially be quite high. This is basically due to the tooling process and a small manufacture run.
I estimate that I will be able to sell all of the parts you need (except the replacement alternator) plus a video and written instruction for around ?50 including postage in the UK.
Ok, so who's interested, and would you buy my solution for ?50 when your alternator fails?
