2009 Buell 1125CR

I WAS EXITING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN MY 2009 BUELL 1125CR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN, CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO TURN OFF, ALL ELECTRICAL LIGHTS TURNED OFF, AND WAS UNABLE TO WARN A VEHICLE BEHIND ME THAT WAS ALSO EXITING. DRIVER IN VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST STRUCK ME AND SHORTLY STOPPED AND WARNED ME THAT MY TAIL-LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. MOTORCYCLE SKIDDED TO A STOP AT END OF EXIT RAMP AND I HAD TO TURN IGNITION KEY TO OFF POSITION AND TRY TO RE-START MOTORCYCLE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DISPLAYED 'SYSTEM VOLTAGE' AND BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TRIED TO RE-START ENGINE AND THE LCD SCREEN WOULD TURN OFF AND THEN READ 'COMM ERROR', THEN IT WOULD START AND THE ENGINE WOULD RUN OK, BUT LCD SCREEN WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. DURING DRIVE HOME, MY LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN OFF AND ON REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT FLASHED ITSELF OFF COMPLETELY. NOW WHILE DRIVING MOTORCYCLE, IT HAS NO TAIL-LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, OR LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT AND ONLY ABLE TO OPERATE WITH HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHT. I HAVE MOTORCYCLE PARKED AT MY RESIDENCE AT THIS TIME. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 BUELL 1125CR FROM A HARLEY DEALERSHIP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BIKE HAS HAD IT STATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED TWICE ON THE DATES OF 9/10/10 WITH 4222 MILES AND 9/10/11 WITH 8720 MILES, BOTH REPLACEMENT WHERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE BATTERY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 03/2012. THE MOTORCYCLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER FACTORY AND AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN THE 1125 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO "TRUE" FIX TO THE PROBLEM OTHER THEN REPLACING THE SAME PART MULTIPLE TIMES. I CURRENTLY HAVE JUST UNDER 11000 MILES ON MY 1125 AND I'M CONCERNED THAT BUELL/HARLEY DAVIDSON NEVER FORMULATED A "TRUE" CONFIRMED FIX FOR THE ELECTRICAL/STATOR ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE MOTORCYCLE STALLING PREMATURELY WHILE RIDING PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHER AT RISK. I ASK THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND VALIDATE THAT BUELL DID OR WILL PROPERLY FIX THE 1125 ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THANK YOU *TR

WAS COMING HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE, AT NIGHT, WHEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I QUICKLY STOPPED, AND TURNED THE BIKE OFF. I SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE BIKE. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK AS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I CONTINUED HOME AND PARKED THE BIKE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE BIKE DID NOT START AT ALL. I THEN TOOK THE BIKE TO THE HD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

I RECENTLY MOVED TO A NEW CITY AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILED ON MY FIRST RIDE THERE (30 MILES). I NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM THE HOUSE. BATTERY VOLTAGE HAD DROPPED FROM THE NORMAL 13.5-14.3 RANGE TO 11.1 AND WAS DROPPING FAST. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WOULD OCCUR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND REMOVE THE HEADLIGHT FUSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE HOUSE. REMOVAL OF THE FUSE GREATLY DECREASED THE RATE AT WHICH THE BATTERY DISCHARGED. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT 9.5 OF THE 10 MILES BACK BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED AND HAD TO PUSH THE MOTORCYCLE THE REMAINING DISTANCE. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A LOW BATTERY INDICATION WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CYCLE TO MY RESIDENCE PRIOR TO BATTERY NO LONGER BEING ABLE TO POWER THE IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS. STATOR WAS REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE SEVERELY BURNED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT COOLING. DESIGN OF THIS MOTORCYCLE DOES NOT ALLOW SUFFICIENT OIL COOLING OF THE STATOR RESULTING IN NEARLY 100% STATOR FAILURE IN 2009 BUELL 1125CR AND 1125R MODELS. I SENT THE STATOR TO A FACILITY FOR REWIND AND REPAIR. *TR

WAS MAKING LEFT HAND TURN AT BUSY INTERSECTION. MOTORCYCLE LOST POWER, STALLED AND DIED, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT. WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAD TO PUSH BIKE TO SAFETY. THE "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UPGRADE" HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT LAST SERVICE BY DEALER. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN UNSTABLE SINCE. QUIT RIDING AFTER RANDOMLY STALLING 4TH TIME. CANNOT BE USED SAFELY. WHILE RESEARCHING BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND CAUSES, I REALIZED I HAVE SYMPTOMS OF STATOR FAILURE. VOLTAGE IS UNSTABLE AND DROPS FREQUENTLY. MOTORCYCLE HAS ABOUT 2700-2800 MILES ON IT NOW. WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH OF 2010. *TR

WHILE RIDING MY 2009 BUELL 1125CR, I NOTICED MY VOLTAGE DROPPING RATHER FAST (14V DOWN TO 9V). THE BUELL HAS JUST OVER 4,000 MILES ON IT AND I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE ISSUES THIS EARLY. UPON RESEARCH, APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL. AFTER HOURS OF MECHANICAL WORK, IT TURNS OUT THE STATOR OVER HEATED AND FRIED ITSELF, DUE TO THE LACK OF LUBRICATION. ITS A DESIGN FLAW. NOW I HAVE TO REWRAP MY STATOR AND PURCHASE ANOTHER PART THE COVERS THE STATOR THAT PREVENTS THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. SHOULDN'T/DOESN'T THIS QUALIFY AS A DEFECT/RECALL ITEM?... AND WHY NOT? *TR