The Blog
News, how-tos, new parts, and tech talk from the shop in Hampstead, NH.
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Lithium-Ion Friendly Rec-Reg NOW in stock!!!!
Get your lith-ion friendly reg/reg NOW! We have these in stock & ready to ship out so make sure you get yours before the first batch sells out. We worked closely with Ballistic Performance Products to fill a void in the market: a rec/reg that will work WITH lith-ion batteries without blowing them up. Rick…
Why is my older bike over charging??
We get this question so often we decided to make a video with a clear explanation and also teach you how to test for this on your own! Our tech guru Sean walks you through it in this video below.
Barber Vintage Festival – let’s go!
I’m going back down to Barber again this year & I couldn’t be more excited!! This 3 day festival in Birmingham, AL is everything I love about motorcycles! Here are my top 10 reasons (in no particular order) to visit the Barber Vintage Festival – feel free to add anything that I may have missed! …
Custom Rebuilding
Here at Rick’s Motorsport Electrics, we do a lot of custom rebuilding. All those hard to find stators or starter motors from obscure models… we can probably help you! We love keeping old motorcycles & dirt bikes on the road and trails so we’re happy to do custom rebuilds on the charging systems. Now is…
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…
Motorcycle Electronics – what part IS that???
We don’t want you to be intimidated by motorcycle electronics so we put together a short video to help you identify the different components of the charging system. With basic mechanical knowledge and your service manual, you should be able to do some diagnosis in your own garage.
Melted OKI CDI Boxes
Anyone that has one of the classic Honda CBX motorcycles knows that the CDI box is prone to melting. But why? The original equipment podding was subject to heat and environmental issues like melting & oozing. Repeated issues end up exposing the electrical components to the weather and cause the CDI boxes to fail. The…
Vintage Restoration Down Under
Rick’s Motorsport Electrics ships products all over the world! We’ve been working with James from New South Wales, Australia who’s restoring his CB750K3. James needed an upgraded regulator/rectifier and came to us for help! Not only did he want upgraded electronics, but he also wanted to save space by getting rid of the the two…
Trouble Shooting for Field Excited Charging Systems
Steps to trouble shooting charging systems failure on Honda and Yamaha motorcycle engines.