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News, how-tos, new parts, and tech talk from the shop in Hampstead, NH.
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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
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…
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…
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…
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…
Restoration Projects – where do I start?
One of the great things about Rick’s Motorsport Electrics is that in addition to supplying components for new motorcycle, ATVs, etc. we also make replacement and updated parts for vintage models. Because of this, we get to hear a ton of great restoration stories. We also get a bunch of questions and odd requests as…