On my first stator/VR/battery change for ~ 4k mls. Was able to keep the crispy stator and VR, not sure the VR is bad. Commute on the Spyder during the week and the CR lives on the battery tender until weekend warrior time...maybe weekend worrier is a better term. I look at the voltage constantly, try for open area travel and not inner city riding. It's rather easy to become CR inebriated and forget for awhile. One thing I am going to make note of is battery age, these sealed batteries have been a problem for many and it has been suggested, maybe on this forum too, is to change the battery out on it's date of expiration. One of these batteries going bad can really tax the stator. Also, one more +1 about losing the HD oil, worst oil I have seen come out of an engine after just 3k miles, especially from just open road riding/non-inner city riding. Not sure if Mobil(rumored) is the provider, but it's definitely not the Mobil I've been using in my other machines. Looked and drained more like Hershey's syrup.
