Mechanical Issue ?

[JP8454]

(09 1125R) My battery light has been coming on. The bike sits a lot. I put a charge on it & it rode fine for 20 minutes or so. Then came on again - this time with the engine light too. It stalled a couple of mile from the house. I let it sit for a minute & was able to start it back up. Both light still came on. Got the bike home. I'm a rider, but no mechanic. I've been reading a lot about stator/rotor problems with these bikes. Bike only has about 3500 miles on it.
Does this sound like a 'charging problem' , or hopefully jut need a new bat ? Thx for any help.

 

[uly luigi]

I vote for the battery, just because you will need a new one even if it is the reg or stator

 

[kendrakaydenkennedi]

Sorry to say, mine was doing the same thing when the stator took a crap, battery and engine light going on and off intermittently, I also had a bad battery. If you look up how to read out your stator with a multimeter, it will tell you for sure if it is your stator. Start the bike and change the screen so you can see your battery voltage, that is generally a pretty good indication. Also, your battery may look like it is working fine until you put a load on it. Only way you will know is if you get it tested. Good luck.

 

[vance580]

Yea that's your stator. Test it just to make sure and prepare to pull it for a rewind.

 

[dieselz28]

Stator, Rotor, and Battery. Replace all the if they are original. Trust me you will be better of doing it all now.

 

[JP8454]

Thanks for the info, all.

To any 'long term' owners - Is this Stator/Rotor issue something that is a 'one time' fix, or is this going to continure to be a problem ? Only have 3500 miles on the bike, for heaven's sake. Love the bike, & wanted to 'stay American' in the realm of 'rockets', but my pocketbook can't stand a lot of 'shop-time'. Also, i've read to go with an 08 replacement part (stator). What's the difference in 08 & 09 (my bike is 09) ? What can i expect to $ pay $ for a repair at the dealer ?

 

[kendrakaydenkennedi]

From what I have heard, if you replace the rotor with the one off of EBR racing, when you replace/rewind your stator, you should be good to go for the life of the bike. If your handy with a wrench, this should not be too much in cost. Anything that you have a shop repair, is normally pretty costly.

 

[dieselz28]

The hardest part about a rotor swap is finding a torque wrench with enough balls to torque it. Other than that its just a lot of bolts out and a lot back in.