Post Kat - Starter Cover or Stator Cover?

[Aaron-71]

Hey guys,

Been thinking of buying a brand new "starter" cover for my Kat since the P.O. scratched up the original a whole bunch when the bike was dropped at very low speed on some gravel... I'm just getting tired of looking at one of the last few things to fix before my bike looks like it should have prior to the drop.

Anywho....

Can someone confirm some part #'s for me? I've got an eBay link (below) for a Starter Cover and gasket, but the seller insists that it's a "stator" cover.

Here's the link:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/181335101234?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

And here's the part #'s he's listing for the cover and gasket:

11351-26E01

11483-27A20

Can someone confirm these manufacturer's/part numbers? I want to make sure I'm ordering the correct thing.

[Kreylyn]

http://www.ronayers.com/CRANKCASE-COVER--C227661.aspx

Krey

[Aaron-71]

http://www.ronayers.com/CRANKCASE-COVER--C227661.aspx

Krey

Thanks Krey. Looks like what I'm looking for is #15 which is indeed a starter gear cover.

I'm guessing you guys order from RonAyers all the time because of the price difference?

[41 Redhawk]

Aaron, it covers both the starter gears and the stator.

[maniac1886]

tomato/tomahto it depends on who you ask. I got this one and it works just fine. Especially seeing as it is $100 cheaper.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Engine-Cover-Crankcase-For-GSX600F-GSX750F-KATANA-1998-2006-99-00-01-02-03-04-/221282369528?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item338574fff8&vxp=mtr

[arsenic]

It does depend on who you ask, but a lot of people are clueless. Example, a Katana doesn't have a "stator" When people refer to the stator cover, they are talking about the signal generator cover. Which is on the opposite side of the starter gear cover. I never order from Ron Ayers unless it's something I don't need until next month. They are slower than the speed of smell. A stator is part of a traditional alternator, in that it converts kinetic energy into electrical energy to charge the battery. An alternator, which a Katana has, is made up of a stator and a rotor. A Katana is one of only a handful of motorcycles to use a true alternator. Many bikes, especially motorcycles with mechanical technology surpassing that of Henry Ford use just a stator. A Katana is not in that category.

[Eastern Bloc]

I got this one and it works just fine. Especially seeing as it is $100 cheaper.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Engine-Cover...74fff8&vxp=mtr

+1 got one too, and bolted it in just last week, and unlike the ebay pic, it does have the suzuki emblem just like the original. so it's not just a cover with a plane surface.

[Eastern Bloc]

This is how it looks like>


it replaced this>


.. and under that, there's this>

[tone]

It does depend on who you ask, but a lot of people are clueless. Example, a Katana doesn't have a "stator" When people refer to the stator cover, they are talking about the signal generator cover. Which is on the opposite side of the starter gear cover. I never order from Ron Ayers unless it's something I don't need until next month. They are slower than the speed of smell. A stator is part of a traditional alternator, in that it converts kinetic energy into electrical energy to charge the battery. An alternator, which a Katana has, is made up of a stator and a rotor. A Katana is one of only a handful of motorcycles to use a true alternator. Many bikes, especially motorcycles with mechanical technology surpassing that of Henry Ford use just a stator. A Katana is not in that category.

You really make me laugh fella

Correct there is no stator as such but the part the signal generator is bolted to is commonly known as the stator plate hence the term

The cover the other side covers the starter CLUTCH

The statement about about katanas being one of the few that use an alternator really made me spit my coffee over the screen would you like me to list the current models that use an alternator along with the models from the last 30 years ....... it will take a while

[Gave85]

Did you have to drain the oil to take that cover off?

[92xjunker]

If you're replacing covers spend the money on NRC covers, they can take a crash with out cracking.

[arsenic]

Telling people on KR to spend money is like going to the dentist to get your dog neutered.

[Aaron-71]

Did you have to drain the oil to take that cover off?

I'm really curious about this too cause I JUST did an oil change on my kat. Hopefully I don't have to redrain the oil at all.

[arsenic]

If it's leaning on the side stand, oil is gonna leak out of there badly. If you have a center stand, than oil leakage will be minimal.

[Eastern Bloc]

Did you have to drain the oil to take that cover off?

Sure did .. I've had that cover for some time now, was just waiting to approuch an oil change interval to take it off and bolt on the new one.

Telling people on KR to spend money is like going to the dentist to get your dog neutered.

not my case, just this season I spent over a 1200 Euros on my bike so far, which includes a Wilbers rear shock, rebuilt forks with progressive springs, new rubber front and rear, Supersprox-stealth sprockets and D.I.D 530vx chain .. just to mention a few but the list goes on, and in the mail ATM are 4 new carb rebuild kits + a petcock rebuild kit just because I found a few drops of gas in the airbox.. don't have the nerve to investigate which carb was flooding, or was it only the petcock.. new O rings, gaskets, membranes, float needles everywhere where applicable just let there be peace.
Mind you, all these investments are in a bike that has a resale value second to none .. where I'm at, nobody would ever buy it off of me for more 600-700 Euros even with all the mods, repairs and aftermarkets parts, so all expenses are non-refundable.

But the thing about this cover is that it was unnecessary but an accidental cheap finding on ebay .. the original was just cosmetically damaged but still fully functional, so changing it wasn't at all a necessity. btw., the orig. doesn't look half as ugly in real life as it does in the pic I posted, the "ugliness" was amplified by the camera flash.

If you're replacing covers spend the money on NRC covers, they can take a crash with out cracking.

For me, if the bike ever gets laid down or crashes, it stays down .. don't think I'll go through the hassle of replacing or fully repainting fairings, replacing cracked engine covers and welding plastics ..