Stator died after five minutes of being installed

[Buellrain]

I'll try to make this as short as I can, recently bought a used 09 1125cr, the bike has about 3300miles on it, thought the stock pipe was a little weak in the sound department so put on a Drummer with the EBR ECM with Drummer map and K&N, for the few rides I had it was a beast!
The bike then died on me so took it to the HD dealer as its still under warranty, they told me it was the stator, ordered one which took a couple of weeks then installed it and the new stator burnt out within five minutes?? When trouble shooting they discovered the EBR ECM, which they belive to be to problem? As its not an original part.. Now they want me to pay for the parts and put back the stock ecm, with the holidays its going to take a month to get the parts, but my main concern is could this all be down to the EBR ECM or could it be somthing else like wrong instalation, maybe catching a wire and shorting??
All views and opinons appreciated.
Cheers

 

[TomBuell]

Definitely them grabbing at straws trying to find something else to blame that on. Unless they can prove it was the ECM, I would hold them to the warranty.

 

[Red93stang]

I agree with uly, if by chance it was the EBR ECM it would have died a slow death, like over several thousand miles IMO. I would bet on a install error as well.

 

[Buellrain]

That's pretty much what I thought, I emailed the boys at EBR so will let you know their response, thats if they have'nt already shut for xmas.

 

[agfish18]

I am assuming it was install as well... the stator is the thing that maintains the power to the battery, much like the alternator in a car... if wiring was done incorrectly and something got crossed, it would easily explain the quick death.

 

[Sirius815]

I'm pretty sure it's not ECM related. I'd have to look at the wiring schematic - but I'm sure you come out of the stator and into the voltage rectifier/regulator, then out to everything else. I'm not sure that the ECM has anything to do with the AC to DC voltage conversion.

 

[delta one]

I don't think there is enough juice going to the ECM to even give it the ability to kill anything, I would say if it wasn't a poor install it was the voltage regulator ir a pre-fuse short to ground.

Now if the ECM had control of the regulator it could be another thing but I don't think it does.

 

[WALLSXB]

This is the reason i haven't switched my ecm out with an EBR unit, still being in warranty on both my bikes gives H-D more excuses not to cover any issues. I used to be in the car biz and and they would make us find any kind of aftermarket items or mods that they could say voided out the warranty. [down]

 

[delta one]

is there an aftermarket company that makes voltage regulators?
they tend to crap out and eat XB stators too.

 

[Buellrain]

RT Performance, thanks very much for the offer of your ECM, thats very kind. I do have the stock and should of swapped it out but did'nt think it would be an issue, in fact I mentioned to them when buying the bike that I was going to put an aftermarket exhaust on and I think these days it goes without saying that with that you benefit from a different map/ecm.
As mentioned I emailed EBR and got a reply an hour ago, considering its the 23rd Dec thats pretty good going on their side. Will try to copy and paste their reply...Here goes...

This definitely is not the problem. Can you please send us the VIN for your bike, as well as the dealer name? We will get this straightened out and make sure what is really wrong gets fixed.

Thank you,

Tech Support

Erik Buell Racing

Thanks to all you guys and keep the replies coming as I am keen to find out and forward on to dealer as much as I can that this is not an ECM related issue.

 

[WALLSXB]

Buellrain------- that's a testament to how good the people at EBR really are passionate about Buellers and at the same time stick it to H-D by showing them what customer service is about. Kudos to Erik and everrybody at EBR for giving a damn!!

 

[delta one]

Can you please send us the VIN for your bike, as well as the dealer name? We will get this straightened out and make sure what is really wrong gets fixed.

Thank you,

Tech Support

Erik Buell Racing

that is incredibly bad ass!

 

[Sirius815]

[up][up][up] I've only had my Buell a few months now and haven't had any issues (except the headlight recall) - but I must say, from what I've read about the support from EBR - even after the fact is simply awesome!

 

[Buellrain]

Still bike-less but thought I'd post a pic of it..

 

[Buellrain]

And another..

 

[Loki]

******* love the EBR team. THEY ROCK![up][up]

 

[Buellrain]

Anyone else out there, got the EBR ECM on their 1125?? If so any issues??

 

[Red93stang]

No issues here, other than the front wheel has a hard time staying on the ground.

 

[Buellrain]

Yeah "Stang" I also noticed 1st,2nd and 3rd lifts the wheel very easily, the ECM deffinatly wakes the bike up alot and turns it into a real fun machine..

 

[Red93stang]

I agree with that! Best mod I have done so far...