2009 Buell 1125R

RIDING MY 2009 BUELL 1125R, THE OEM STATOR OVERHEATED AND FRIED 1 LEG OF THE 3 LEG STATOR. I HAD THE HARLEY DAVIDSON RECALL DONE ON THE BIKE AND THIS MADE IT WORSE, WHEN GOING UNDER 5K RPMS THE BIKE WOULD OVERHEAT; WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO THE STATOR FRYING. THIS CAUSED THE REGULATOR TO BE FRIED AS WELL SINCE THE STATOR GOES DIRECTLY TO THE STATOR. THIS ALSO ALMOST KILLED MY BATTERY. THE HARLEY DAVIDSON FIX DOESN'T WORK AND THEY SHOULD IMPLEMENT A BETTER FIX FOR THE BIKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUELL 1125R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME HOT AND THE ENGINE FAN WOULD ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STATOR AND THE CLUTCH HAD FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH AND CHANGED THE WIRING HARNESS FROM A 4-CHARGE TO A 3-CHARGE STATOR AND CLUTCH. THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE ALSO DRAINED THE BATTERY PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE BATTERY THREE TIMES BEFORE DISCOVERING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD THREE DIFFERENT COMPANIES PRODUCING THE WIRING HARNESS AND STATOR FOR THE CLUTCH, BUT THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,509. *TR

2009 BUELL 1125R - I BOUGHT IT FROM AN HD DEALERSHIP (LIKE NEW) WITH 2,500 MILES ON IT. THE BIKE HAD NO WARRANTY. THEY TRIED TO SELL ME AN 'EXTENDED WARRANTY' WHICH I DID NOT BUY (FOR ABOUT $2K). THIS WAS EITHER STANDARD PROCEDURE, OR SUSPICIOUS - I DON'T KNOW WHICH, BECAUSE THE BIKE'S CHARGING SYSTEM (STATOR) FAILED ON ME AT 3,586 MILES. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEARLY HOME. LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE ENGINE DIED AMID TRAFFIC (LOW SPEED, THANKFULLY). THE BATTERY & ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON ABOUT A MILE BEFOREHAND. I HAD THE BIKE DIAGNOSED/REPAIRED (STATOR REPLACEMENT) AT AN HD/BUELL CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. COST (PARTS & LABOR) $1,045 !!! I HAVE SINCE READ THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH THE 09 1125R BUELL'S. I HAVE HEARD OF OWNERS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF DOING THEIR OWN MECHANIC WORK, PULLING THE (BAD) STATOR AND ROTOR, AND SENDING THEM TO (EBR) ERIC BUELL RACING - FOR A 'RE-WIND' ON THE STATOR FOR AROUND $150 - TO - $175. EBR ALSO SELLS AN 'UPGRADED' ROTOR FOR $450 THAT SUPPOSEDLY DOES A BETTER JOB OF LUBRICATING THE STATOR, THUS ELIMINATING THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A TOTAL RECALL ! *TR

IT WAS A FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER AND I WAS LOOKING AT BUYING A 2009 BUELL 1125CR, I HAD DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ABOUT THE BIKE AND KNEW ABOUT THE STATOR/CHARGING PROBLEM. I KNEW THAT IT DID HAPPEN WHILE SOME PEOPLE WHERE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLES. I WENT INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT WAS SELLING ONE AND WAS GRANTED A TEST DRIVE OF THE BIKE. I TOOK IT OUT ON SOME BACK ROADS TO SEE HOW IT WOULD HANDLE AND I ALSO TOOK IT ON THE FREEWAY TO SEE HOW IT WOULD RIDE IN TRAFFIC. SO WHILE I WAS GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY OF I WAS GETTING UP TO SPEED AROUND 50 OR SO TRYING TO GET UP TO 70. THE BIKE STARTED TO HESITATE THEN CHUG AT AROUND 50, I COULD NOT GET UP TO SPEED AS THE BIKE DIED AND I WAS LEFT COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I HAD TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH RUNNING UP MY BACK AND WAS IN A "PANIC MODE" TRYING TO GET THE BIKE OVER WITHOUT GETTING HIT.I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY WHERE I GOT OFF THE BIKE AND LET IT SIT. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO I TRIED TO START IT UP WITH NO SUCCESS AND THEN REPEATED UNTIL IT STARTED. IT FINALLY STARTED REALLY HEAVILY AND DOGGY. I WAS ABLE TO RIDE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INEVITABLY NOT BUY THE BIKE. I KNOW THE BIKE HAS PROBLEMS BECAUSE THERE IS MULTIPLE COMPLAINS ON BUELL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUELL 1125R MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LOW BATTERY WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE STATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.