2009 Buell 1125CR: engine stalls while driving

Filed Mar 22, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 1,000 miles · MD

Motorcycle lost power and stalled at intersection upon acceleration.

Filed Feb 22, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 4,551 miles · TX

On february 21, 2013 at 10:40pm, I was travelling north on interstate highway to work when my instrument cluster which reads my speed and vehicle gauges turned off and my low-beam headlight bulb flashed and burned out, causing me to lose sight of the roadway temporarily. I switched my high-beam headlight switch to have light to see the roadway and a second later, it also flashed and burned out, as if my electrical system was faulty, again. This happened at mileage 4551. I just recently had this system serviced with another voltage regulator at mileage 4488, which means I only travelled 63 miles on the new voltage regulator. I was almost involved in an accident at mileage 4480 when my electrical system turned off during operation and nearly had another vehicle strike me from behind when vehicle electrical system turned off and stalled vehicle in traffic. This is a safety hazard and needs to be repaired by manufacturer. This is the 2nd safety issue I have been involved in and luckily no accident had occurred. I will be sending vehicle to maintenance shop for a 2nd time to try and have this safety issue repaired, again. Any help that the federal safety agency can do to help solve this safety issue is greatly appreciated.

Filed Feb 8, 2013 · Electrical · 8,200 miles · WY

I have had two failures of the stator/rotor charging system in my bike, one at approx. 8200mi and another at approx 15,000mi both while riding. Initial failure was during the summer time, bike began to sputter and I lost all electrical and lights, it then suddenly stalled while travelling approx 45-50mph, causing the rear tire to skid before I pulled the clutch and put it in neutral. This forced me to pull over on the narrow shoulder of a busy highway and wait for a tow company to retrieve the bike and myself. I spent two hours waiting on the hot tarmac and had to hand push the bike to a safer location in order to load it up on the trailer without blocking traffic. Dealer replaced stator under factory warranty, cause due to overheating of stator unit. Date approx 7/24/2010, mileage approx 8200mi second failure was during later summer/fall, bike again started to sputter, I happened to be in town at the time and fortunately, managed to get to a local dealership where it promptly and suddenly stalled as I rolled to a stop in the parking lot. Dealer replaced stator and rotor under extended warranty due to heat related failure. Date approx 9/25/2013, mileage approx 15,000mi.

Filed Feb 1, 2013 · Electrical · 4,222 miles · PA

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

Filed Jan 30, 2013 · Electrical · 2,500 miles · MO

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.

Filed Jun 25, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 4,650 miles · MI

The stator or alternator failed while riding my motorcycle on a curvy road. The engine stopped abruptly due to the inability of the charging system to maintain the battery voltage high enough to run essential engine components such as ignition coils and fuel injectors. The stalling resulted in the vehicle exiting the turn very wide and running off the edge of the road. The vehicle was then inoperable on the side of the road while traffic was passing.

Filed May 1, 2012 · Electrical · 7,300 miles · FL

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.