Preciate the people commenting with helpful suggestions and information :) Never said I was professional mechanic. I do as much as I can and learn as much as I go along. Can't expect to know absolutely everything about something you've never done before. It's like learning another language with no lessons or native speaker to help. Just dropping yourself in another country and trying to figure it out. So yeah, the hate from some falls on deaf ears. Shout out to the true supporters :)

Wanna hear a ruckus joke? Nvm... still working on it

put a 600cc sport bike motor in it lmao

As the owner of a 1983 Honda motorcycle with plenty of charging issues, why don't you use the multimeter to find the exact issue before just swapping random parts?

The yellow wires are definitely interchangable. They should be two of the stator output wires, the white one being the 3rd. You can check if this is true by measuring if the wires are connected to the 3-way plug going to the voltage regulator. Please do measure first just to be sure because I have not actually seen this particular type of stator before. Now you can check the following: - Check if your battery (fully charged) voltage isn't dropping below 10V when starting (otherwise replace battery first before even trying anything else) - Unplug your headlight connectors and check if charging. The stator could be too weak to keep up. I do doubt it because there are practically no other power consumers. But anyway just try it as it's an easy test and will save you a lot of headache if it does turn out to be the issue. - Check your wiring diagram: Are you totally sure everything is connected the right way and are there no broken/squashed wires or connectors? Measure continuity on all wires. - The BLACK wire on your voltage regulator !!!MUST!!! receive 12V when your ignition is on. Disconnect the regulator and measure if there's 12V coming from the scooter when the ignition is turned on. This is very essential, if there is no current going to the regulator it will not do anything at all. - Check if the stator and fly wheel belong together. Stator should fit snug inside the fly wheel with a tiny bit of space left over (maybe 0,5 - 1mm). If this all came stock then I would assume they are made to be used together. Right now I can't think of anything else that could be the issue so hopefully this should fix it. Good luck!

Welcome to world of highly modified vehicles!!!! Anyone who's ever done an engine swap, added a turbo or put on nitrous has dealt with the things you are going through right now. Good luck as you track down the gremlins!

Dude, you have a damn multimeter... test the wires... you could have tested the rectifier with it as well, and then tested the stator to see if that was the issue.

Man this ruckus has a lot of problems but that makes this series so awesome, to see someone working and learning alongisde teaching us to do it, it's so awesome tha tyou don't give up on it and keep on going, love your videos man, hope you get this awesome little thing going, you're amazing, greetings from argentina c:

Never pull on the cable when undoing connectors! you're making me cry so hard !!!!

Hope you are able to get it all sorted out, and finally be able to enjoy the beautiful scooter you've made!

Hey motonosity, I'm in the process of entirely rewiring my 1974 CB360 build and wiring might just be the most frustrating thing in the world! Always good to see you have such a good attitude, even when you run out of gas day after day. Love your videos keep up the good work!

Hey Motonosity I was wondering if you still have the sena Bluetooth with your helmet. I saw the video from 2 years ago or so and I'm looking to get one. I have just wanted to know if you upgraded or still have the same sena smh10r

You're having a rough go with things here lately, mad props to you for staying positive

Got a oneplus 3t since christmas only and i have already a hugeeee dent in the midle back,i want to replace the back housing,do you know where to find an oem one?they are so hard to find

Absolutely Love modified ruckus's. They look so cool. I actually had one all done up like this and it was super sweet...but super unreliable. There was always something going wrong with it! Ended up unloading it and picking up a Grom and started modifying it. Still think about the Ruckus though, would totally go back to one if they were more reliable! Really enjoy this series none the less.

Love the daily vlogs keep them up

What all plates do you have for your wall so far do you need one from the cornhusker state

I hope the ruckus will stop being so complicated I'm sorry that it's been so hard to get working I can't wait to see a proper speed run.

I just upgraded from oneplus2 to the ONE PLUS 3T - loving this phone. improved battery life, video is much clearer and the wood style phone cover looks great as well...

the rectifier which is the component underneath your handlebars needs to be solidly connected to an unpainted grounded surface because that is the grounding point for that device and you have to have ground to have functionality for rectification

I've been there before... trying to record while fixing something and nothing's working and you just gotta turn the damn camera off for an hour and figure it out.. lol

when I replaced my gy6 the mechanic said that stators and regulators are a common problem so it will possibly take a time or to of replacing then if the wires test good.

Were the wires grounding out to each other inside the plug, causing the stator not to work? So maybe the wiring was bad and the stator is good.

Motonosity how many MPG do u get on your JKU? with those 37s

Hey man was wondering if you had a list of plates that you already have?

"Because I am not a lucky person" says the guy with a pregnant wife, a house with three dogs, two cars and three bikes 😂. No such thing as luck, but you are extremely blessed! You'll get it figured out ❤️🐢☠️

after 2 months I had to replace ignition relay and rectifier on my gy6 build.. pretty much have the same setup as you

keep at it tenacity is a tool in the toolbox that along with Focus will help get you through it eventually good luck buddy

I am willing to bet it's a grounding issue! I am dealing with the same nuisance on my DT175. You'll get it figured out! :)

dude i feel your pain...i sent you a plate from the most eastern point in north america though so ya lol hoping to see the ruckus going soon again!!

Awesome to see another OnePlus user out there!!! I love my OnePlus 3

Mail day is always a good day.

Moto, that's just part of why we watch. Crazy things that happen to you, happen to us. (I broke a 4 wire connector replacing an elec window switch) Very frustrating. At the end of the day it's small stuff. Don't sweat the small stuff. Peace.

How much is one of those Trail Tech kits?

hey i love your videos man i have a One plus 3 my self and i love it,anyway keep up the good work man!

as stupid as it sounds the stator and the regulator are probably not the problem, if you was able to pull the wires out of the connector block then it could be down to a poor connection . the wires in the connector block are loose or not connecting to each other then it wont charge the battery.

Bro have you tried changing back the original battery or checking continuity on each of your wire connections? You can do the test using your multimeter. And try soldering most of your wires together, theres sometimes a huge difference between soldered wires and just plugged wires

The two yellow wires are interchangeable. They're the ac voltage wires from the stator and they both run to the regulator rectifier

When shopping with autozone look up the nearest hub store in your are usually they are open way later than the other Autozones

On your stator check the wires my colors didn't match up when I plugged it in, had to chop the plug off and change them. pink didn't go to pink yellow didn't go to yellow. double check.. I added a switch to my headlights to turn them off. I used there gas light battery box replacement switch.

The spirit of Hereby now lives in your Ruckus...., temperamental little guy.

You are correct about the yellow wires not mattering. They can go either way.

Ps use a switch for off and on for the lights (they are always on i know but use a switch from xlr or xr to help the stator to live longer)

hey +Motonosity I want to build ruckus were could I find those parts to build it. thank you if you come across this comment

I'm not really even a bike guy, I'm a car guy, but idk why your vlogs are entertaining to watch lol Keep it up bro!

I assume you unhooked the little lock piece on that connector? Hopefully that isn't why it was stuck together...

Do you have any license plate from Canada ?

Rango and Homonosity should get a hotel room for real!!

So my thoughts on the ruckus is that connector melted together and the reasons that could happen is faulty connection, not big enough gauge wire for the current that is needed or you have a bad ground to the bike Chases or the bike motor (no paint in threads or on surface where Wire contacts frame) and is making it draw to much current thew the connector hope this gives you some things to look at and hope you see my comment

I cut the connector off my stator and run some butt connectors, way more secure that way. three of the wires go to the regulator, two to the CDI an one is ground, works great.

its definitly the light bulbs in your scooter, whenever you turn the key on they come on so bright. you probably have a 35 in when you should have a 25, take the light bulbs out and try turning it on and see if it recharges itself. if it does just order a 25 bulb for the scooter.

love you motonosity

have you tried checking that the pins are not bent. I had a similar problem with my motorbike. Checked everything over like you did. Like the Rectifier And the stater. I had to charge the battery every 3 days. I took it for an MOT and i told the mechanic and he checked the wires. And he noticed that there was one connector from the stater to the main wiring loom and one of the pins didn't have full contact. So he bent it back in place. And bingo was perfect. Checked it with a multimeter and was fine.

Whens the next build series??

yoo this was awesome man!

Lights at PS are High Pressure Sodium. Those were popular back in the day and many places still use them due to "light pollution". LED and Metal Halide are the whiter light that you probably are more accustomed to. Electrician down in SA.

Hey @Motonosity, it looks to me like the plug is melted and fused together. That would be the reason you couldn't get it apart. This points to a larger issue though. Too much amperage is going through that connection or you have a bad/intermittent connection (bad crimp or poor contact). I would lean towards too much amperage in this case. The amperage issue could be caused by several things, but my guess would be a grounding issue. You can check for this by hooking your multimeter up to the battery negative and then each wire individually. Set your multimeter to check for continuity (looks kinda like a wifi signal). You should have at least one ground in the plug, typically black, but if any of the other wires "ground out" you will have to trace the wire and find out where it makes contact with the frame or a ground. Beyond that try unplugging the headlights to see if that is causing your major amperage draw.

Hey Motonosity can I send you a plate from france ? because I'm french

So motonosity what's the next build plz

Or you can just put the kick starter back on 😂😂😂😂😂😂 JK hope you get it fixed bro. Loved how it turned out. Every day I wish I kept my Ruckus.

you got a wire crossed and its pulling power i had that problem it took a long time to find it man that was no fun

Your going to have to make a switch for your lights. I had the same problem with my quad bike couple months ago. And that solved the problem. @Motonosity

love the videos keep it up

Nice to see more people using OnePlus phones. Price/Quality ratio on point.

It might be the wires from the stator usually u have 3 yellow wires so u have to make sure they are connected correctly sometimes that's what it is

Use your multimeter on Ohm and check if there is a connection😁

I Thought You should to replace the suspension with suspension up side down like honda zoomer x "suggestion"

My motorbike brakes every 5 months because of the battery, do you think I should stop wasting money on it or should I get a new bike? The cost of the battery is 36 pounds.

heard you are supposed to change everything if you change stator or recitefier

@motonosity we appreciate you

That UK plate from the DRZ isn't a genuine plate. It's either a 8x6 or 7x4 plate from eBay. Genuine UK plates are 9x5 and have the dealer code at the bottom with the postcode.

I'm pretty sure the two wires that are the same color go to the two AC phases from the stater to the rectifier.

The 2 yellow wires go to ur rectifier doesn't matter what was around they go both ac power from stator

I bet money's its that brake light.... just a shot. We live, we learn, we love.

always take a pic of stuff before taring it apart. I learned the hard way but do it every time I take stuff apart

hey motonosity im 16 and living in the middle of england i ride a gy6 moped and i have a alternator problem too what i did was i put a spare battery i had under my seat so i was never stuck in the mud and i have a kickstart lol so i would suggest for the time beng jack strapping a battery to the back of it btw love the vids and WE WANT ANOTHER BUILD danny

It has to be the stator in my opinion. Whatever accessories you have that draw off the battery are most likely over what the max output is. Your manual should have how many watts the stock stator produces. Then read up on the draw of the accessories you have added. If the wattage is maxed out, as the bike is running, it will just power the accessories as they are being used, and not charge the battery. Another possible issue is that maybe there is something on a wire that is always hot "conducting electricity" that is always draining your battery.

Motonosity! The charging issue your having has to be a wiring issue like a wire in the wrong place! I had an issue like that with my gy6 swap ruckus I had and then I was able to get it to charge and all was well👍🏻 good luck man or get the ruck shop to fix it for you😉

I so use to live in Ceder Park. Before it looks the way it does now.

if you had in any of your videos showed or recording that plug try and decipher which connections go to what

Love watching your Chanel! I was wondering if you have interest in doing a cafe racer build, just seems like a build you'd have a lot of fun with.

Are you using the stock battery? If so shouldnt you get a better battery. Sorry if this is completly stypid i have no experiense with scooters.

Send a hug to Brazil, I watch your videos from here, I do not understand much English.

how can a new stator/ rectifier be broken? I mean the bike is new!

are you saying starter? or stater and if you are saying stater, what is it?

You're using an 11-pole stator, you should have 3 yellow wires running to the regulator/rectifier since all gy6 11-pole stators are 3 phase.

thats some sexy time music you got going on. is it royalty free?

Electricity is like water through a hose and the regulator is the valve that controls the how much gets through and prevents it, the flow, from going in reverse. The stator is basically a pump to make the flow move. If the two yellow wires are connected you get two flows fighting each other. Looking at the regulator there are 4 connections, wires. Two for the battery and two for the yellow stator wires. It don't matter which yellow is which. Make sure the stator wires are not pinched open or pinched to ground. There should be no other wires connected to the stator wires. All battery and circuit wires connect after the regulator. Good luck.

the rectifier might not be on fast charge.. also since your lights are always on.. like mine. but both my yellow wires on mine had to join.. spliced together.. then it'll be on fast.. coz on bigger bikes that's what gives power to other stuff which you don't have.. that's what we had to join for it to fast charge

Next video should be putting a break light on your BMX. lol

2 yellow wires probably means its a half wave charging system and you should be able to connect them either way.

if you look at the plug properly it is melted and the wires were probably shorting happened on my scooter and it wasn't charging I cut the plug of and wired the to get her and it worked

I know the feeling

I'm now wondering if that connector was your problem this whole time. Those connectors shouldn't be that difficult to get apart. If you can get or find a wiring schematic or diagram for the ruckus you should be able to find out what wire goes to what. Anyways good luck with it.

the yellow wires are AC, it does not matter which goes where. The regulator is also a rectifier which converts AC to DC

looks like that connector is melted together. you might have a bad ground. check all your grounds and hardwire those wires. Google the schematics and trace the wires to see where they all go. hope you get it fixed. that's a bad ass ruckus!

I live in Texas and I want to check this ruckus out

for a bbk you need the a9 cam

you need to watch the video...when you start the bike after replacing the regulator you can see the head lights get brighter which means it is getting charge power...some how it's not getting to the battery

In my opinion, I think that the starter motor is either damaged or not powerful enough for the bike, I would suggest changing the starter motor as well as finding out why the battery isn't charging. Hope I can help :D