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Overview of Capacitors
What are capacitors? Capacitors are electrical devices designed to hold a potential difference, similar to a battery, except capacitors store their charge as electrostatic energy. They consist of two conductive plates separated by a dielectric medium in which the static charge is stored as the current creates a potential difference across the plates. Why do…
How to remove a Motorsport stator properly!
Ever wonder why they sell fly wheel pullers? So you don’t damage your stator when you try to take if off your machine! Check out the video below then pick up the proper puller so you don’t make the same mistake!
Rick’s Christmas Hours
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas & a happy healthy New Year!
KZ400 Cafe Racer
Our friend Jason from Black Fox Fabrication was recently featured on the cool custom bike blog Bikebound. Check out the post below for more info and let us know if you can spot the Rick’s Motorsport Electrics logo! Custom KZ400 Cafe Racer
Future Project: lithium ion battery friendly rec/reg!!!!
We are so excited to finally give you guys a sneak peak on a project we’ve had in the works with Ballistic Performance Components for a looooong time! Everyone has been asking for a rectifier regulator that will work with lithium ion batteries that won’t blow them up – we hear you & we’re making…
Over 1 Million Miles!
We checked in with Pro Motorsports owner Al Zahrt at the Parts Unlimited NVP show last weekend and he’s now surpassed the Million Mile mark on his 1975 Honda GL1000. Yes – he’s ridden over a million miles in the course of 41 years on the SAME BIKE!!! Al bought the Gold Wing when he…
Parts Unlimited NVP Show
We are off to beautiful Madison, WI for the annual Parts Unlimited NVP show! If you are a Parts Unlimited dealer, be sure to stop by our booth to say hi & check out all the latest products. And take advantage of our discount match – if you place an order during the show we’ll…
Package heading to Wheels Through Time!
When we had to sell my mom & dad’s house last year we packed up all of the old parts, nuts & bolts, and other remnants of my very first “repair shop” set up. I just had a chance to go through some of those old boxes last weekend and came upon an awesome find:…
Super Rare Vintage Kawasaki Z1R-TC’s!
Anyone that follows us pretty regularly knows that Rick is a huge fan of the vintage motorcycle scene & we love to support that market. We were able to check out this rare collection of THREE Kawasaki Z1R-TC’s! Our friend and customer was able to acquire all of these bikes from one source. If you…
Z1r
Stopped by our friend’s garage who specializes in restoring vintage Kawasaki to check out another gem from his collection. Visiting this guy never gets old! This was a 37 year old sales flop for Kawasaki! Fast forward to today and try to buy one of this classic bikes: no way! Very hard to find now…
Custom Asian Orange Build
Check out the latest vintage custom bike to get the Rick’s Motorsport Electrics treatment! This bike is owned by Russ Larabee with work done by Godffrey’s Garage in Burlington, WI. The bike started off as a 1978 CB750K and grew into this beauty! It has a Rick’s rectifier/regulator combo, rebuild stator, & rebuilt field coil.…
Rectifier Regulator Signal Wires
Ok, guys – we’re going to get a little technical in this blog post! We’ve had so many questions about a “missing” signal wire that we asked our tech guru Sean for an exact answer. This is what he had to say. Many Rick’s Motorsport Electrics Rectifier/Regulators eliminate what is commonly referred to as a…