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2014 Kawasaki Versys charging system failure

The Kawasaki Versys is a great motorcycle except for one weakness.  The Versys seems to burn out stators at an inordinate rate.  This results in not electrical generation capability and a dead battery.    They symptoms are that a battery is dead after riding but still takes a charge from a wall charger. The motorcycle ends up running off the battery draining the battery during every ride.

A burnt out Stator often results in a weakened or dead voltage regulator.  The combined cost for OEM Kawasaki Stator and Voltage Regulator is about $500.

You can see my 2014 Versys Stator that died in 2019 @ 14,500 miles on the odometer:



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