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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:17 AM
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I just traded my 2001 bagger for a new 2010 EGC. I went by the dealer yesterday and asked if they sold ithe old bike. It was in the shop because the stator went bad, just sitting on the lot. It was fine when I dropped it off. This is the second stator on that bike. The first one went bad at a HD dealer in Rapid City, on their lot as I arrived. Maybe going to dealers causes bad stators.

The good news is that if I would have spend $500 on that bike to repair it, I might have decided to ride it a bit longer to justify the repair costs. The stars crossed in my favor on this one.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:21 AM
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ya I think you might want to buy a lottery ticket tonight. You are one of the few (not many).
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:27 AM
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[quote=Professor;6934560] Maybe going to dealers causes bad stators.

[quote] someone musta put too much ju-ju in the voodoo in that mornin's meeting, and it backfired just a bit. LOL
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:34 AM
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Just tell the dealer thats normal Thats what thety always tell us
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by dyna07custom
Just tell the dealer thats normal Thats what thety always tell us
Waaaaaaaaaa hahahahahahahaha

Yeah and that you couldn't duplicate that problem either.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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funny thing... I thought about that lottery ticket also. gotta do it. If I win, I may buy back the old dresser with the new stator! LMAO!!!
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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That's one good thing about a police bike.
Comes with a heavy duty stator.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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when then stator goes , the smell in inner primary is terrible
 
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