2009 Buell 1125cr problems, complaints & recalls

2018-05-03 · Electrical System · 3,800 mi

“as i was riding at 40-45 mph i noticed a battery light come on. short time later my display read (system voltage) within minutes everything on my bike shut off including engine abruptly neatly tossing me off the bike. thankfully, i managed to stay on and safely (only because drivers were paying attention) was able to gain control and stop. my bi…”

2013-04-02 · Electrical System · 1,700 mi

“electrical system overheat situation, burnt stator due to over heating on a poorly designed charging system. i'm not the first and definitely not the last with this issue that harley davidson chooses to overlook instead of fixing the problem. for the few owners that had this repaired under warranty, hd only changed the burnt parts with the identica…”

2013-03-22 · Engine · 1,000 mi

“motorcycle lost power and stalled at intersection upon acceleration. *tr…”

2013-03-05 · Electrical System · 9,800 mi

“prior to the first incident the motorcycle had been running for about an hour traveling at a conservative speed behind a leader of a pack of riders. the vehicle was parked at a location where the air temperature was roughly 45 degrees f for about 30-45 minutes. upon attempting to start the motorcycle, power would successfully cycle and the electr…”

2013-02-27 · Electrical System · 5,400 mi

“at around july 24th, 2011 i was riding my 2009 buell 1125cr home at about 1am from easton, pa. as i crossed into nj my battery light came on so i proceeded to head home with about 20 miles to go. as i got to my exit off the highway (1.5 miles from home) the bike shut off and system voltage appeared shortly before. i managed to get off the highway a…”

2013-02-26 · Electrical System · 6,000 mi

“just before turning southbound on h 75 in dewey oklahoma, my motorcycle died completely. had i committed to the turn and entered the highway, i would have been left without power with oncoming high speed traffic. the problem turned out to be a failed stator in the electrical system. my motorcycle had previously been serviced by route66 harley david…”

2013-02-22 · Exterior Lighting · 10,060 mi

“the stator and electrical system started giving me issues since i have owned the bike. i first had my voltage regulator go out on me. i then had the warranty harness upgrade which was supposed fix the electrical problems, but it didn't. prior to my stator failing, the voltage would not go above 11.9 which is too low. the stator eventually ove…”

2013-02-22 · Exterior Lighting · 4,551 mi

“on february 21, 2013 at 10:40pm, i was travelling north on interstate highway to work when my instrument cluster which reads my speed and vehicle gauges turned off and my low-beam headlight bulb flashed and burned out, causing me to lose sight of the roadway temporarily. i switched my high-beam headlight switch to have light to see the roadway and …”

2013-02-08 · Electrical System · 8,200 mi

“i have had two failures of the stator/rotor charging system in my bike, one at approx. 8200mi and another at approx 15,000mi both while riding. initial failure was during the summer time, bike began to sputter and i lost all electrical and lights, it then suddenly stalled while travelling approx 45-50mph, causing the rear tire to skid before i pu…”

2013-02-07 · Electrical System · 1,800 mi

“i was traveling south bound on a highway, at 50 mph with a steady throttle, which the power to the motorcycle cut out, and i was forced to coast to the side of the road. i was almost rear-ended due to the power not being on and the brake lights not having power. the bike was able to be re-started and finish my journey home. *tr…”