*Stranded Again*
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Western New York
Damn I read a post like this and I loose faith in My 2006 1200C . My stator took a **** at 7,000 miles. Dealer charged $340 I think to replace. Now I see You are all experiencing repeated Stator problems at ( roughly ) 10,000 mile intervals . These are from riders who maintain there bikes not neglet them. I thought the bad stator was a Vendor issue with it being a bad wire or something. Reading here it appears to be a design . Makes Me think more about dumping this ride for something more dependable while I still have any value in it ( only $6,000 if that ) . I don't buy into the " Harley " lifestyle thing and really don't care what badge is on the side of the tank. More important to Me is reliabilty. How prevailent is the stator failure on the 04-06 1200s ? .................WVleo
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
Damn I read a post like this and I loose faith in My 2006 1200C . My stator took a **** at 7,000 miles. Dealer charged $340 I think to replace. Now I see You are all experiencing repeated Stator problems at ( roughly ) 10,000 mile intervals . These are from riders who maintain there bikes not neglet them. I thought the bad stator was a Vendor issue with it being a bad wire or something. Reading here it appears to be a design . Makes Me think more about dumping this ride for something more dependable while I still have any value in it ( only $6,000 if that ) . I don't buy into the " Harley " lifestyle thing and really don't care what badge is on the side of the tank. More important to Me is reliabilty. How prevailent is the stator failure on the 04-06 1200s ? .................WVleo
The aftermarket All ***** starter sure put an end to my 12K mile starter clutch failures, but I suspect that the kick back issue affects people that live in the hotter climates much worse than northern folks because it's definitely worse in the hotter summer months.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Western New York
Hi cHarley, I saw mine at the dealership and the wires fried right at the connection to the metal wrappings or whatever the main body of the Stator making me think it was a Vendor issue . If it is a time issue that would suck . I wonder if the upgrade for F.I. corrected the Stator issue ( different Vendor, stronger stator for FI ) ? Any 07 and up Sportsters having Stator issues ????????? Opps grandkids are up time to make the doughnuts or in this case pankakes..............WVleo
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Nashville, TN
That's how my 2nd stator looked. Output wire was fried. I didn't see the first stator that went out, but that failure was caused by a faulty voltage regulator.
Road Master
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From: Western New York
Thanks Wraith thats something to look at. SP still having voltage regulator issues. Is there a better after market one . I have the H-D Chrome one to install when I get out there, but if there is one a little stronger for the electrical system I like to try that one .......WVleo
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Cruiser
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WVleo - I think you and I are in the same boat. I LOVE my ride, I spent an extra 3K to get her feeling right. I love the cadence of a Harley; but being stranded in the middle of nowhere @ night waiting 2.5hours for a tow... is no fun.
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Mission,BC.Canada
A bad ground will give false readings for the voltage regulator. That particular ground is for the electronics on the bike. The 06 XL's seam to eat starter drives. You don't have to replace the whole starter, just the drive. As cHarley said replace the starter with an all ball unite if you can afford it.
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Cruiser
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and there goes the starter clutch. That's 2 failures in 20K miles. Just ordered the All ***** starter for $200 @ Eastern, per cHarley recomendation (Thanks)!
Anyone find a good aftermarket Stator yet?
Anyone find a good aftermarket Stator yet?