Poss another bad regulator
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The chrome one is $161 at J&P's web site. The fitment is for 10 thru 12 touring bikes.
I bought one just to have if it goes out on the road on a trip with my son's two weeks from now. Two of us are on 12's. Seems like a good plan. We both have about 2K on our bikes now. We are headed out on a 5K+ trip.
HD's price for the standard VR on the Touring bike is $214.00.
I bought one just to have if it goes out on the road on a trip with my son's two weeks from now. Two of us are on 12's. Seems like a good plan. We both have about 2K on our bikes now. We are headed out on a 5K+ trip.
HD's price for the standard VR on the Touring bike is $214.00.
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bad regulator
My 2012 flhr strted flashing the battery and engine light. Bike died outside holland tunnel. Got roadside assistance and had it towed to dealer turns out on 2012 touring midels that fall within a certain vin number range have faulty regulators. Had mine changed under warranty and good as new.
My 2012 flhr strted flashing the battery and engine light. Bike died outside holland tunnel. Got roadside assistance and had it towed to dealer turns out on 2012 touring midels that fall within a certain vin number range have faulty regulators. Had mine changed under warranty and good as new.
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This really pi$$es me off! It's like having a time bomb on my bike, what the freak do you do? I could buy a new VR for $161 and carry it with me, or hope mine fails when I'm not too far from home. This sucks, if there is a known VIN range then the MOCO should let us know, and issue a recall for service!
This really pi$$es me off! It's like having a time bomb on my bike, what the freak do you do? I could buy a new VR for $161 and carry it with me, or hope mine fails when I'm not too far from home. This sucks, if there is a known VIN range then the MOCO should let us know, and issue a recall for service!
I am with you, feeling a bit insecure and I don't like that feeling!
I don't know how authoritative the source was but I just did some digging and found a blog elsewhere with a claim that VR problems were on bikes produced Nov 2011 thru Feb 2012. Swell! My build was Dec 2011!! 
So I get to the dealership and there are no codes so there was nothing they could do. Service manager said to keep an eye on it and he was going to keep the ticket open. Went for a ride and within 45 mins noticed the volts dropping and not coming up with RPM. Then the engine and battery light came back on. So back to the dealer I go and wouldn't you know it the lights went out right before I got there. Talked the to service manager and he said that is what it will do when it is starting to go out. So off I go again and as my luck has it they light up again one block from the dealer. So back I went. I kept the bike running and went in and told the service manager. He sent a mechanic out and yup it was dieing. They took it in and pulled the codes, not charging duh. So this time they changed the regulator and now I am back on the road. We will see when I am stuck in the traffic jam tomorrow after Rolling Thunder.
Ps there was two others there for the same reason!
Ps there was two others there for the same reason!
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