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SilverBullet · 09-08-2008

No I know exactly what this is Give me a min. It is a problem with the ZX-12's and I had mine fixed by the dealer and Mother Kawa. It is the wire that comes up from the stator. There is a plug at the end prior to going into the rectifier. If you disconect the plug it will be filled with oil.

This is caused by the wires not being sealed properly in the crank case and with the amount of pressure in there causes a capillary action up the wire. Eventually it will heat up and melt of catch the plug on fire.

I bought my 12 and had this happen 2 weeks after buying mine. Took it back and between the dealer, the pictures from ZX-12R.org, and the regional rep, they replaced the stator, and the dearler epoxied the wires in the case prior to installing. I had the bike at 2700 miles and sold it with 22,000 miles. Never had an issue after it was replaced and fixed properly.

They will try and tell you the fix is to epoxy up by the plug but that doesn't stop the oil from creeping up the wires and eventually causing the wires to melt. I'll post up links here in a minute.

I had a 2001 ZX-12 R.

09-08-2008	#3 (permalink)
SilverBullet Life Begins at 200 mph BTK Expert Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Da Burgh! AKA Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 669	No I know exactly what this is Give me a min. It is a problem with the ZX-12's and I had mine fixed by the dealer and Mother Kawa. It is the wire that comes up from the stator. There is a plug at the end prior to going into the rectifier. If you disconect the plug it will be filled with oil. This is caused by the wires not being sealed properly in the crank case and with the amount of pressure in there causes a capillary action up the wire. Eventually it will heat up and melt of catch the plug on fire. I bought my 12 and had this happen 2 weeks after buying mine. Took it back and between the dealer, the pictures from ZX-12R.org, and the regional rep, they replaced the stator, and the dearler epoxied the wires in the case prior to installing. I had the bike at 2700 miles and sold it with 22,000 miles. Never had an issue after it was replaced and fixed properly. They will try and tell you the fix is to epoxy up by the plug but that doesn't stop the oil from creeping up the wires and eventually causing the wires to melt. I'll post up links here in a minute. I had a 2001 ZX-12 R. Last edited by SilverBullet : 09-08-2008 at 01:19 PM.