Thankfully its not hard to replace the stator on these engines, when i bought my 89 Venture that was the first thing i had to do. And the Venture has a LOT of electrical loads, especially the electric front anti dive actuators. But....if you upgrade to this stator pay specific attention to the regulator and wiring, upgrade a gauge larger if possible. Its not like the Vmax is drawing a battleship of current, its usually the "crimp", bad starter ground and weak connection to the master fuse. The Vmax does not have to have such a big stator, does not hurt though. Led lights front and rear help a lot.