2006 Kawasaki VN900D6F Electrical system Problems

“Problem: bad design of stator (charging unit of a motorcycle) for Kawasaki vulcan 900 (years 2006 to present, including custom and lt models) causes premature wear, will short out engine, could cause loss of control of motorcycle. Motorcycle forums on the internet report high frequency of this kind of repair, for vehicles less than 20,000 miles. For me, I have driven my motorcycle only a year (bought used at 600 miles, now it has 15,500 miles on it) and it now needs an expensive repair for something that should last a lot longer. …”

“To whom it may concern: I bought a new 2006 Kawasaki vulcan 900 classic motorcycle (model: vn900b6f) on nov 8, 2006 from a local dealer and have experienced 4 engine stall events to this point. The first 2 events occurred on separate days after the engine was started from a cold state (after sitting overnight) and ridden about 2 blocks. When stopping at a stop sign, the engine did not return to idle, but instead stalled. At that point in time, the motorcycle had about 200-300 miles on the odometer. …”