2009 Buell 1125CR Electrical system Problems

“I was traveling south bound on a highway, at 50 MPH with a steady throttle, which the power to the motorcycle cut out, and I was forced to coast to the side of the road. I was almost rear-ended due to the power not being on and the brake lights not having power. The bike was able to be re-started and finish my journey home.”

“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.”

“While on the bridge from tampa to st petersburg florida, i275, my motorcycle hesitated and stalled while still on the long bridge, leaving me vulnerable to traffic traveling at highway speeds. I have owned the motorcycle since new, from tampa harley davidson. The cause of the incident was a failed charging stator, which resulted in draining of the battery while on the interstate.”

“I was riding on hwy17 in kentucky about 50 to 60 MPH when the bike just died. I had no turn signals or brake lights.the good thing was my brother in law was behind me to control traffic. This also could have been a further issue if I had lost power 4 miles down the road in the sharp turns.”

“2009 Buell 1125 stator (alternator) failure. On 3 separate occasions, I have been operating my motorcycle when it has suddenly and without warning, died of stator failure. 2 of these instances may have caused a less experienced rider great danger as they happened in traffic, on the highway. The failures have been diagnosed as 'burnt' or 'overheated' stators. Each time the part has failed, it was replaced with an identical part. …”