2009 Buell 1125R

THE CHARGING SYSTEM DID NOT KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED, I BOUGHT THE BIKE BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2010. AT 5660 MILES ON AUGUST 26TH 2011 THE STATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AT 6786 MILES ON JANUARY 28TH 2012 THE HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT ALL AT ONCE WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 5:00 AM ROTOR, VOLT REGULATOR, AND LIGHT BULBS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MARCH OF 2012. BIKE NOW HAS 8600 MILES AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM IS NOT KEEPING BATTERY CHARGED. I SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER EACH TIME WHEN THE BIKE WAS BEING REPAIRED AND HE STATED THAT HE HAD REPLACED THE STATOR ON MORE THAN ONE OF THE SAME BIKE AS I HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES. WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS BIKE ARE NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT ALSO APPEAR TO BE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I FILED COMPLAINTS EACH TIME I HAD THE BIKE IN FOR THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND CAN'T FIND MY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE, THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER OWNERS ON BLOGS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FILLED WITH OTHER 2009 BUELL 1125R AND 1125CR'S DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES AS I AM HAVING. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH HARLEY DAVIDSON ON THIS ISSUE OR NOT? YOUR HELP IN PURSUING A SAFE AND FAIR SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

****AFFECTED PARTS: VOLTAGE REGULATOR. (WAS UNABLE TO PUT IN SPACE PROVIDED) I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ON 8/24/2010 WHEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD GO OUT & IT WOULD READ VOLTAGE SERVICE. DIRECTIONALS WOULD SOMETIME STICK. BATTERY LIGHT WOULD GO ON & OFF. TOOK IT TO TNTACTION SPORT FOR REPAIR AND THIS IS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION THEY GAVE..:"UOOO1: CAN BUS LINE CONNECTION REMOVED CONNECTORS & DIELECTRIC GREASED: CHECKED CHARGING SYSTEM: INSTALLED NEW REGULATOR & REFLASHED ECM: CHECKED CHARGING SYSTEM: CHARGING AT 14.0 AT IDLE, 14.2 AT 5000RPM." ***AFFECTED PART: BURNED OUT STATOR AND ECM: MILEAGE 6553, I WAS CROSSING THE BRIDGE ON 10/17/2011 WHEN THE SYSTEM VOLTAGE CAME ON AND I SHIFTED DOWN, IT BACKFIRED AND SHUT OFF. I THEN PUSHED IT ACROSS THE 2 LANE BRIDGE APPROXIMATELY 150-200 YDS. TOOK IT TO TNT ACTION SPORTS AGAIN FOR REPAIR AND THIS IS THEIR FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION: STATOR SHORTED TO GROUND 4.5VAC AT 4000 RPM. HARLEY DAVIDSON TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, WHEN ACTUALLY IT WAS NOT, WAITED UNTIL 3/24/2012 TO FIX IT DUE TO THE COST OF $1300. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TNT ACTION SPORTS FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT OUT OF WARRANTY. ON 3/24/2012 THEY BEGAN WORKING ON IT & FINAL DESCRIPTION (FOR THE 10/17/2011 INCIDENT): REPLACED STATOR: INSTALLED ROTOR DRILLED BY BUELL TO COOL STATOR: REPLACED ECM-CODE P0604-ECM RAM FAILURE REPLACED CLUTCH ACTUATOR PISTONS: BLED CLUTCH SYSTEM. ***AFFECTED PART: STATOR/ROTOR MILEAGE 8830. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD ON 7/26/2012 WHEN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHUT DOWN, DIRECTIONALS WOULDN'T WORK, IT READ 'SYSTEM VOLTAGE'. WHEN I PULLED OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY & PULLED THE CLUTCH IN THE CLUSTER CAME BACK ON AT NORMAL & THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED FOR 3-5 SECONDS. I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK HOME THE SYSTEM VOLTAGE STAYED ON & THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BLACKED OUT AGAIN. DEALER INFORMED BURNED STATOR/VOLTAGE REGULATOR. *TR

BEEN HAVING A SYSTEM VOLTAGE ERROR FOR A WHILE. IT WOULD COME AND GO. SO IN JUNE I HAD TO CHANGE THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT WAS SO LOW. THE DAY AFTER I CHANGED THE BATTERY THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET HOME FROM WORK. THE WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME WHEN I DOWN SHIFTED THROUGH THE GEARS. FOUND OUT THE STATOR FRIED WHICH THESE BIKES ARE KNOWN FOR. THE REASON IT LOCKED UP I'M ASSUMING IS THAT SINCE THE STATOR DRAINED THE NEW BATTERY ALL THE WAY DOWN THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM SHUT OFF THEN WHEN I PULLED THE CLUTCH IN TO DOWN SHIFT THE MOTOR SHUT OFF THEN IT DIDN'T ALLOW THE REAR WHEEL TO SPIN. *TR

I WAS RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE IN A 70 MPH ZONE. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER STARTED TO 'FLAKE OUT'. THEN THE BIKE STARTED TO MISS AND RUN ROUGH ALL OF THE SUDDEN. I WAS 'BOXED' INTO TRAFFIC SO I TRIED TO SPEED UP TO GET A QUICK GAP TO BE ABLE TO STOP BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A SUITABLE SHOULDER WHERE I WAS TO SAFELY GET ASIDE. UPON TRYING TO SPEED UP, THE BIKE STOPPED RUNNING ALTOGETHER. I TRIED TO RESTART THE BIKE BY PULLING IN THE CLUTCH AND THEN 'DROPPING' THE CLUTCH TO BUMP THE ENGINE OVER. IT DID NOT. THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED AND THE BIKE SKIDDED UNTIL I PULLED THE CLUTCH BACK IN. BY THAT TIME I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED AND WHEN THE CARS BEHIND ME SWERVED AWAY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE ENOUGH TO SAFELY STOP. *JS

I WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY VIA AN ON RAMP AND STARTED ACCELERATING WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND BACKFIRE THEN IT JUST LOST ALL POWER AND ROLLED TO A STOP. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHOWED VOLTAGE ERROR AND ABOUT 9 VOLTS. GOT THE MOTORCYCLE BACK AND IT DIED ABOUT FIVE MILES DOWN THE ROAD WITH SAME PROBLEM. HARLEY DAVIDSON HAD MY BIKE FOR THE WHOLE SUMMER!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUELL 1125R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STATOR AND REGULATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,051.

I HAVE HAD THREE EXPERIENCES WITH THE STATOR FAILING. THE FIRST TIME WAS AUGUST OF 2011 THE BIKE HAD 5660 MILES, AND I HAD OWNED IT FOR ABOUT 16 MOS. IT STARTED WITH A SYSTEM VOLTAGE READING AND THE BATTERY WAS LOSING ITS CHARGE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO START WITHOUT JUMPING OR PUTTING A CHARGER ON THE BATTERY. THE NEXT EPISODES WERE TWICE IN JANUARY OF 2012 AT 6786 MILES, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FLICKERING AND THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO QUIT WORKING. I CHECKED ALL FUSES AND NOW I HAVE TURN SIGNALS AND SPEEDO LIGHTS BUT NO HEADLIGHTS WHETHER ON HI OR LOW BEAM, AND I AM AGAIN GETTING A SYSTEM VOLTAGE READING ON THE SPEEDO. HOW MANY TIMES WILL THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE HARLEY DAVIDSON IS FORCED TO COME UP WITH A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM? MUST SOMEONE DIE FIRST? I HAVE READ ONLINE OF PEOPLE USING A 2008 STATOR AND HAVING NO MORE PROBLEMS. *TR