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News, how-tos, new parts, and tech talk from the shop in Hampstead, NH.
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How To Properly Measure Your Stator
Stator Measurements Guide It is often necessary to take stator measurements and compare to specifications to make sure that the correct part is being purchased, especially on “split year” models. There are typically three measurements that are used to identify the stator: the “outside diameter”, “inside diameter”, and “stack thickness”. These measurements should ideally be…
7th Annual AHRMA Vintage Fest & Swap Meet!
If you’re looking for a fun motorcycle event over Memorial Day weekend, you *need* to check out the 7th Annual AHRMA Vintage Festival & Swap Meet! It’s being held at New Jersey Motorsports Park from May 24-26, 2019, Rain or Shine. There are some really cool things going on at this year’s event & it…
New Grommet Threading Tool for Rick’s
When we first started manufacturing stators back in the day, we ran into the same problem with threading stator wires through the tight holes in the rubber grommets. So Rick came up with the idea for this tool that is specifically made for the Motorsport Industry. This has been a huge help to our production…
Need Some Restoration Inspiration??
The winter is motorcycle restoration season and here at Rick’s we love keeping up with what people are doing, and we always love checking out a great restoration job! But sometimes we all need a little inspiration, right? Or you just want to spend a few minutes looking at beautiful bike builds dreaming of someday…
A visit to Revival Cycles – The artists of the Motorcycle Industry
On a little street, in a little neighborhood, in the great big city of Austin, Texas, you will find a large, nondescript old steel building that is populated by some of the motorcycle industry’s finest and most talented artisans and their remarkable creations. Revival Cycles call themselves a “cultural center for motorcyclists”, and after Rick’s visit…
AFTERMARKET HARLEY DAVIDSON® REGULATOR RECTIFIER – MADE IN USA!
4.8 of 5 (26 customer reviews) Description Introducing the Rick’s Motorsport Electrics Made In USA line of regulator rectifiers for Harley Davidson® motorcycles. This aftermarket Harley Davidson® Regulator Rectifier has been built to OEM specs in the good ole USA! It’s a perfect solution for replacing your bike’s OEM regulator rectifier. Save money over the cost of the OEM Harley Davidson® part and…
December Restoration Special!
December Restoration Part Special!!! We’re featuring the classic Honda CB3350/360 charging system parts. Get 10% any of the parts listed below from now till 12/21/18. *Remember if you’re upgrading your rotor & you DON’T already have our regulator: you MUST order that as well since the OE regulator cannot handle the additional power! Rectifier-Regulator…
Winter Season = Restoration Projects!
Most people don’t have the luxury of riding their motorcycles year-round, especially if you live in New England! Now is the time to get to all those projects you’ve been putting off. You’ll still get to spend time with your machine, but you won’t need to get frostbite. Our friends at Motorcycle Classics Magazine have…
Hot Shot Vintage Honda Rotor for CB350/360!
If you’re doing restoration on an older Honda CB3350, CL350, CL360 or CJ360, then you NEED THIS ROTOR!!!! You’re already aware of the woefully inadequate charging system on those bikes. Rick’s Motorsport Electrics has finally found a complete solution to this problem!! We now manufactures a New Hot Shot Series Rotor for your Vintage Honda…
Rick talks to Chaparrel Motorsports!
We saw Kyle from Chaparrel Motorsports at the Parts Unlimited NVP Show in August and he sat down with Rick & Amanda to get a better understand of what we do here at Rick’s. Check out the video below!
Do’s & Don’ts of Vintage Charging Systems: Part 1
We just came back from the annual Barber Vintage Festival in Birmingham, AL and Rick did a couple seminars on vintage charging systems. For those of you not able to attend, we wanted to publish a couple posts to sum up what he had to say: Let’s start off with the basic terms that we…
New Aftermarket High Output Rotor for Vintage CB350/360s
Rick’s Motorsport Electrics has a new Hot Shot Series alternator rotor for the vintage Honda CB350/360s. The new rotor uses modern neodymium magnets in the production of the part. This results in a 70% increase in output over the stock OEM part. Better output allows the use of improved ignition & lighting systems. Even…