Survey: Failures of Honda VFR-750 Rectifier/Regulator Units

Instructions:  Please fill out and submit this form once only for each Honda VFR motorcycle you have owned, whether or not the regulator has ever failured.   This survey is short!  It should less than two minutes.  Please make sure all the information is as honest and accurate as possible, so as to make the resulting data fair and usable.

1.  Reported Honda VFR model/displacement (select carefully!): Choose... VF400F VFR400R RVF400 VF500F VF700F VFR700F VFR700F2 VF750F RVF750 VFR750F VFR750F2 VFR750R VFR800F VF1000F VF1000R NR750 , year: 19xx 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 Please do not report motorcycles that you have owned but have been sold.   "Totalled" and stolen motorcycles are OK.

2.  What mileage is currently on your VF/VFR?  If you "totalled" the reported motorcycle in a wreck or if it was stolen, please indicate the last known mileage.  If metric, please convert to miles!

3.  Where do you ride your VF/VFR primarily?  City, State/Province, Country.

4.  What, if any, non-stock powered accessories are on your VF/VFR?  Check all that apply.*
     Replacement headlamp bulbs greater than 80 Watts
     Fog lamps
     Air horns
     Electric clothing
     Intercom (direct wired - no radio used)
     CB or other two-way radio (including radio intercom)
     Radar detector and/or jammer
     GPS or palm / notebook computer
     Alarm system
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     Other greater than 150 Watts or 12 Amps total    (*Pick no more than one of these last four,)
     Other greater than 100 Watts or 8 Amps total      (to represent accessories not shown above)
     Other greater than 50 Watts or 4 Amps total
     Other less than 50 Watts or 4 Amps total

5.  Has your VF/VFR's rectifier/regulator unit ever failed?  Y/N No Yes If "No", please skip to [step #14]...

If and ONLY IF you answered Yes to step #5...

6.  How many times has the rectifier/regulator failed? 

7.  At what mileage(s) did the rectifier/regulator fail?  If more than once, separate mileages with commas.

8.  What component(s) actually required replacement?  Check all that apply.
     Rectifier/Regulator
     Connector(s)
     Wiring and/or Harness
     Customer-supplied accessories
     Battery
     Stator

9.  Was there any determination of failure cause, or plausible explanation? Check all that apply.
     No, none, "natural death"
     Shorted battery cells or sulfated battery
     Ground connection loose or corroded/rusted
     Short-circuit in stock electrical system component
     Short-circuit in customer-supplied accessories
     Malfunctioning stator

10. Who performed the troubleshooting and diagnosis?  Check all that apply.
     Myself (Check only last option if you are a licensed/certified mechanic)
     Knowledgeable friend
     Professional motorcycle mechanic

11. When you replaced the rectifier/regulator, what brand did you use?
     Honda
     Electrex
     Other

12. How many miles has your replacement rectifier/regulator(s) lasted? 

If and ONLY IF you answered Electrex or Other to step #11...

13. Has your non-Honda rectifier/regulator unit ever failed?
     No
     Yes

14. Your full name: First and last, please.
15. E-mail address: Your privacy will be respected!  Your name and/or e-mail address will never be sold or used for marketing.   This is for contact purposes ONLY.  This information may eventually be supplied to Honda, in order to follow up on the issue of electrical system failures on Honda VFR motorcycles..

14. Please carefully review your answers before pressing Submit!
       Double-check all information and model in particular (ie "VF" vs "VFR', etc).

      Press Reset ONLY to reload this page and erase any previous answers.

Thanks,
Brad Berson
[brad.berson @ rectaltronics.com]

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