NHTSA Complaint #10496957 — 2009 BUELL 1125R

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