In this video we'll replace a burned stator and we'll take part in the shooting of a cool music video
Hi folks, I am Custom Cez for Roma Custom Bike and I'm very happy to get back to the
roots of the show with a nice home shop episode. We'll replace the burned stator on my
91 softail. An other good reason to be happy is that the
crew of the show was featured in the latest music video of Roman rock band "Le mura" Supercherry,
now available on Itunes by following the link in the description. We'll take you behind
the scenes to meet the beautiful vampire strippers, lead characters of the video.
An other big news is that i'm separating the Italian channel from the English one because
youtube is not yet really equipped to tailor to a multilingual channel so in the next few
months we'll be moving the English videos to the new channel CUSTOM BIKE. I invite all
of you guys to please subscribe to it by clicking here or the link in the description.
But let's get to the project, when we shot this footage i was still wearing a cast from
the tearing of theAchilles tendon last summer, so I asked Jacek, a new member of the team, to
give me a hand. So we started working... with Polsky Rage's blessing...
A basic test anyone can to to assess if the stator is working properly is to connect the
two terminals of a standard voltmeter set on AC to the plug on the front left of the engine.
With the bike on you should read a voltage
in the range of the specs on the shop manual, in my case between 16 and 20 volts at 1000 rpm.
An out of range reading means that something
is wrong. And as u can see mine is properly dead!!!
We began with purging the oil so we can let it drip while we take things apart that block
access to the primary cover, such as the foot-board or the shift peg.
It's now time to take the primary transmission cover out. Although we let it drain for a
while, as you can see, we made a mess on the floor and that's why is a good idea to do
this outside. Now all that's left is everything!!!
If you can name that quote leave it in the comments and let's see who is right.
Once open we have to remove the compensating sprocket to access the stator and to do so
we start by loosening the chain's adjusting shoe.
Now comes the fun part, to remove the compensating sprocket you can ether buy the appropriate
tool, or made do with what you got. I used a ratchet extension to lock together the two
sprockets to allow for the bolt to be unscrewed.
This ain't gonna be easy, so before we do that let's get back to the music video that i mentioned previously.
All the music you have heard in this episode
is by the band "Le Mura" and the all team of Roma Custom Bike is featured in the video
of their latest single: Supercherry.
My very good friend Luna is the director of this project and she decided that we would
be perfect for it.
I needed some true bikes for this video because I wanted a "Tarantino" style atmosphere.
It's pretty much a tribute to "From dust till dawn" by Rodriguez
Fortunately I'm very good friend with Custom Cez
so I called him and he arrived with his all crew
and the were fantastic! I couldn't ask for anything better
they "sacrificed" themselves for the cause On top of that I had the opportunity to shoot
their awesome bikes and by the way, the all beginning scene is
shoot inside Custom Cez's home shop
You can imagine how happy we were when we were told that it involves strippers vampires
that are gonna do with us what ever they want.
So with Polsky Rage, Jacek and Sergio we arrived on set ready for battle and to give the best
performances of our lives.
Our beautiful acting partners, professional actresses, were awesome to help us get comfortable
in the scene, especially for those of us not in the "business". Thank you girls, you were
fantastic. But before taking a look at some of the shoots from the video let's get back
to work and try to get this job done.
So, once we locked the sprockets in place we begun trying to extract the bolt. Obviously
with the right tools it would have been much easier, but this is Roma Custom Bike and we
make it work with what we got.
Even Polsky come to help, especially because with my foot still out of order I'm not much
help in this type of task.
In the end, using a plumbing wrench, we managed to get it loose, so I could finally remove
the compensating sprocket, the chain and rest of the rotor.
The stator is under this magnetic dome, the rotor. To remove it you can use
a specific tool or, like i did, you can find an alternative: grab trough the holes and pull.
From an initial inspection to the rotor it seems ok, no cracks or signs of ware.
and finally the hidden treasure, the stator. From first glance is obvious that a big group
of windings is totally baked.
The replacement is pretty basic, remove the screws ...
and slide the plug from the crank case.
Here is the brand new stator, as you can see it looks pretty different.
At this point some of you that have a lot of accessories on the bike, might choose to
install a more powerful than stock stator that, generating a higher number of Amperes,
will provide more energy if needed.
Sliding the plug back in place was a bit of a pain. We coated it with engine oil and pushed
it in, and be we i mean Jacez pushed it in.
Remember to put everything back like you found it, like the cable holder in the back of the
stator itself.
After double checking all the screws and inserting the rotor is time to re-install the compensating sprocket...
and chain. Hopefully it will be easier than when we took it off.
I so wanted to see the bike running right away but... battery's dead! of course, Murphy's law.
After a quick transplant from Jacek's bike there it goes!
Pretty cool watching it run without the cover.
And now, before finishing up i think is time to take an other look at the set of "Supercherry",
the new single available on Itunes from the band "Le Mura"
My very dear friend and super awesome director Luna decided to make a "from dusk till dawn"
style music video and she figured what better people to cast for the vampire strippers dinner
if not yours truly and his friends from Roma Custom Bike?
I came from an actors family so I'm quite used to this, but i have to say that the guys
really impressed me,
they are not actors yet they were great in taking the directors input
and giving a very nice performance. bravi Polsky, Jacek and Sergio.
I also want to thank the make upoo girls for the holes on my neck, so they didn't have
to make real ones with all the blood spewing...
Since we are taking of spewing, we left the bike spewing oil on the floor of my garden,
but at list it works.
Now we put back the primary cover making sure we align the gasket... ok that Harleys are
supposed to lick, but let's keep it under control.
Once all the screws are nice and tight following a cris cross pattern Jacek opens the clutch
inspection cover to fill up the primary case with primary transmission oil.
The manual states it needs to be filled to the rim of the inspection cover wile the bike is
in vertical position, and so we did.
We finish the assembly by putting back the shift pegs... and the foot-board... and after
a quick wipe we are ready to check if we've got the power we seek.
I stick the leads in the plug and I'm ready for the moment of truth!
Fantastic!!! just about 20 volts at idle speed and over 40 when accelerating.
My baby girls is back to being self sufficient and doesn't need a battery tender every time I park it
It took us about two hours to do the all project and we used what ever we had available and
that is the true spirit of Roma Custom Bike.
well, it was a lot of fun to get back in the shop and do some actual bike work.
I want to thank "Le Mura" for letting us take part in their video and for the music that
you have heard all the way trough this episode. If you liked it you can find them on itunes
by following the link in the description, you'll be supporting real artists.
A special thanks goes to my dear friend Luna, with her incredible talent she has made us
come out like super cool bad asses and we really really appreciate that!
Remember to subscribe to our channel, share our videos and support the show!
I'm Custom Cez, and I'll see you in the next episode of Roma Custom Bike.