Service Bulletin M1325

Jun 30, 2008
237
9
Hampton, GA
Name
Don
Voltage regulator R & R. If you have a 2012 Tri Glide, check with your dealer. You may require a replacement voltage regulator.

We were traveling south of Cincinatti and was caught in stop & go traffic, 100 degrees. We creeped along for 20 minutes. All a sudden, I have a "check engine and battery" light. Bike was running ok; we were just cooking. Once we go moving, both lights went out. We took the next exit, both lights came back on. We pulled into a gas station, topped off, started the engine, both lights extinguished. We rode to Lexington and stopped at Man-of-War Harley Davidson. I talked to the service manager and he ask what the voltage read while the light was on. I simply did not look at it; how stupid.

The service manage pulled out the service bulletin M1325, went out to my trike, check the numbers, and came back in and said my bike was included in the service bulletin. 2 hours later we were on our way.

By the way, they had a dozen young ladies posing for pictures as part of Harley Davidson search for Calendar Girls. I hate to say it, but this ole guy had trouble keeping my eyes off them. Their underwear would have covered more.
 
Same thing happened to my 2012 Tri Glide at the Trike Rally in Maggie Valley NC.
Eddie, did you notice what your voltage read when the battery light was on? I assume it would start out reading around 12 volts the slowly decrease. The service manager at Man-of War HD said if it came on and didn't go out while on the road, it would be a matter of time till the bike stopped. I know leaving the ignition switch on only took 25 minutes to run the the bat down. Riding the bike would take less due to all systems operating. So lucky me. It was just too hot to break own on I-75 heading south.
 
My volt meter would run at 15 to 16 volts then drop to 12 volts and start dropping to 11 volts then the check engine light and the battery light would come on for a while then it would jump up to 15 or 16 volts then back down to 12 then 11 and lights would come back on, this happened at least a dozen time before we made it back to the campground where we were staying at, I glad we hauled the trike down to Maggie Valley NC. I would have been real upset if we had broke down on the road.
I had just had the trike in at the dealer for the 1000 mile service about a week earier, they should have cought it then.
 
Got to be something wrong with guys who look at volt meters while the girls are taking calendar pictures. Just sayin......
 

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