San Francisco South Bay Repair Shops?

[b4cruz]

I've done all the MultiMeter checks on my Bandit 400 electrical starting/charging system and the readings point to a faulty Stator/Generator. Battery holds 12.5V, doesn't discharge rapidly and the Rectifier seems to have passed the Diode readings. Problem is I'm visiting family here in Redwood City just below San Francisco and don't have the tools required for the generator rotor/bolt. I haven't been able to do a visual check of the stator, but its definately not sending voltage to the battery. Voltage is lower when the bike is running then when at rest. Was wondering who were the best Suzuki shops with a good stock of parts. I could just ride back home on the 5FWY and not stall or shut off the bike. On a full battery it'll hold through the entire trip, but won't turn the starter anymore after 3 hours into the ride.

[b4cruz]

Thanks tomacGTi for the PM. I just wound up using the Dealer Honda/Suzuki in San Mateo closest here. I figured my cheap HarborFrieght free-multimeter measurements were way off and I was hoping that dearler would get OEM parts the faster than Cyclegear or BikeBandit.com. If I wasn't in a hurry to get home tomorrow, and had more tools I could have done it all myself easy and cheap.

It was expensive and inconvenient, but a good lesson learned in the end. Voltage doesn't get immediately sent from the regulator all the time; at least on my 400. The high beams, radiator fan and revs over 6K all have to happen before it will start showing 13-14 volts on the battery. The rest of the time the battery just holds at 12.5V. I was giving up on my measurements too early and freaking out thinking I lost my stator when really I just needed to calm down and learn more about the quirks of my charging system. Hopefully I'm truly all good this time and can make it home without any more headaches or money spent. The 500 miles up here only took 1/4 of a quart of oil. As long as I fuel regularly, stay out of traffic or hot areas I should have a fun ride this time around.

If you all haven't tried it this fuel planner is pretty amazing!
fuelmyroute.com
You can plan your gas stops by price or convenience!
Be careful on the twisties roads vs the hoghways though. On my bike I coast and draft on the freeways an get close to 45MPG, but in bad traffic or twisties uphill which isn't always clear I can drop as low as 29MPG. Best to be extremely conservative on your route stops.