| Author | Message | ||
     Nukeblue |
 my first attempt to post a pic... well the old stator died just outside of helen georgia. we stopped in a parts store. strapped a deep cycle marine battery on, wired cables, unplugged headlight and off we went. made it over 400 miles, the voltage went down to 11.8 when it was all said and done. total cost $130. woo hoo! | ||
| Hughlysses |
Whatever works. I read a thread on ADVrider where a guy with a Honda PC800 had his alternator die somewhere on a trip in South America. He installed an auto battery in one of the saddlebags and rode on for about a month that way. He purchased a cheap battery charger and would re-charge it every night, which was good for 10-12 more hours of riding. | ||
| Forerunner |
Epic! | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
I wondered how long it would take before someone did that! | ||
| Sl33py |
necessity the mother of invention... nice job and way to keep the stator from winning! | ||
| Hammer71 |
I wondered how long it would take before someone did that! Shouldn't have to. | ||
| Xodot |
 applause for your smarts! | ||
| Pwillikers |
Friggin' excellent! Props to you for your simple ingenuity! Unfortunately, that image will likely go viral and be the enduring legacy of the '09 1125 Buells. We have to come up with a fix for this. (Message edited by pwillikers on October 03, 2011) | ||
| Cycledoc59 |
..mother of invention; one racer, trying to make the next event, had his van alternator die. He tied a rear door open, ran wires from the race bike to the van battery, crammed in earplugs, and made his race date. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Unfortunately, that image will likely to go viral and be the enduring legacy of the '09 1125 Buells. We have to come up with a fix for this. We can claim he was racing and the sanctioning body mandated a 50 lb ballast weight so he wouldn't trounce all the Ducs and ricers.  | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
How much you want for the battery? I have a brand new 190 tire I'll trade ya! I have a trolling motor in need of a battery.... | ||
| Nukeblue |
wayne's got dibs for his tractor. if it doesn't fit, you got a deal! | ||
| Sprintst |
ROFL going to add a solar panel to it? Patent it before Harley decides that's the fix for the stators (Message edited by sprintst on October 03, 2011) | ||
| Mountainstorm |
HD: "There's a Stator Problem?" | ||
| Roadrash1 |
That is very cool. I had the same idea for my bike. The Ventura pack rack has a nice shelf that would support a battery well. Do you think the plug in to the stock battery for a battery tender would pass enough current to work? Hopefully this stays up. There seem to be a few people on this board who aren't convinced there is a problem. I've got serial # 3 2010 1125R . I think it was the 1st red one off the line that year. I like the bike enough to invest in an 08 charging system, even if I have to pay retail. I have my 675 Street Triple R as a daily rider. | ||
| Nukeblue |
i bet the battery tender plug would work as far as just running the bike down the road with no headlight on. it took 400 miles for the battery to go down .6 volt. although i didn't measure it i don't think there is much draw. the nice thing was i used the starter at each fuel stop to start it. i don't think the tender wires would hold up. on the other hand the batteries would equal out maybe and just use the bikes battery mostly for cranking?? the big battery would be charging the little one until they equalized? heck, all i figured was bigger the better  | ||
| Brumbear |
Ya can't bring Moses to the mountain then bring the mountain to Moses great job!!!!!!! | ||
| Roadrash1 |
Maybe this will be a new approach to making it thru a weekend trip. Hook it up before you even leave home with a good stator. A friend in Denver went to a Buell ride in the Southwest a few weeks ago. Two separate guys on 1125's broke down with fried stators before they even met the group... | ||
| Cycledoc59 |
Yes...all that's needed for the extra battery is a battery tender plug or some other small wire; no need for heavy wiring. The extra battery will charge the "house" battery, which can be used for starting as usual... EXCEPT; if the house battery is discharged, it will take some time to charge adequately from the extra battery. So heavy jumpers may be needed for the first start-up. | ||
| Bartimus |
I only recall Jody losing his stator on the way to the southwest Buell rally. Who was the other guy? My stator fried a few miles north of home as I was returning from the rally. Hauling a battery around would certainly guarantee you make it home.  | ||
| J2blue |
I'm thinking about getting one of the cheaper compact lithium ion batteries and keeping it in one of the saddle bags... just in case. | ||
| Roadrash1 |
@Bart...sorry, my bad. My friend told me 2 guys had failures, and I remembered him talking about one not making it. Glad your failure was on the way home! |
