I have a 2013 glide that I just replaced my battery and voltage regulator on, but my amp gauge goes all the way up to 16 and sends a fault to my engine. I checked my battery With a volt meter and it’s giving me 14.5 at idle and goes all the way up to 16-17 at 2 or 3000 rpms. Could it be a faulty regulator? Thanks guys..

 

yes, most likely faulty regulator.

 

Should be 14.4ish when revved up. Infant mortality syndrome. Bathtub curve, things fail at the begining of life and end.

Though out of curoisty why did you replace the volt reg in the first place?

 

Somehow I thought this thread was going to be about what a dealer charged you

 

You probably have one of the bad regulators left over from the '12 model year.

I also had to have the voltage regulator replaced on my '13 CVO Ultra at about 25,000 miles under the ESP warranty.

Mine would fluctuate from a moderate to high back to moderate. I was in mid-Ohio on a trip and thankfully it was on a weekday and I was fairly close to a dealership. Less than an hour and I was back on the road

The FIRST and ONLY one that I have ever had to replace in 50 years of owning motorcycles!

 

Ya I was thinking that too. I wasn't going to click, but was bored.

 

Really?? Historically this has been a weak point for Harley. Common item to carry when traveling.

 

Yep! Only one voltage and one stator since '75
I do however, replace my batteries every third (two full) riding season and I think that may contribute to the lifetime of a stator but not a regulator.

 

I go 7 years on my bikes. Gone 9 on one truck,6 on this one, 8 on a ATV right now, 7 on my side by side.

Batteries have come a long way.

I would question instead how long you keep bikes, if you been riding Harleys for 50 years. Also I said volt regs are or were a weak link for Harleys. Seems not as bad as what some people say they were.

 

Absent a volt meter ont he bike, what symptoms would be experienced if overcharging one of the newer bikes?

With my old Panhead, which was converted to 12V, there was a small 12V (but 6V sized) battery in the oil bag. When the CDI ignition would start crapping out (previous owner swapped out magneto ignition to CDI) I would put the headlamp on. Then, after a while I'h have to put the high beam on. Then, unless I made it to my destination or an interim destination, I'd have to pull over and let the batter cool down.

Miss that old Pan; sold it Daytona during Bike Week years ago.