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Old 08-07-2014 | 02:35 AM
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I have an 06 Ultra Classic. My voltage meter usually reads over 14 while riding and recently it has been dropping below 11 for a short time and then jumping back up while riding.
On a very long ride it continued to do this until the bike totally died on the side of the road. The battery is only about 6 months old.
Not sure if the issue is the stator or voltage regulator or something else. Any advice on what to check first?
 
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Old 08-07-2014 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by lizard86
I have an 06 Ultra Classic. My voltage meter usually reads over 14 while riding and recently it has been dropping below 11 for a short time and then jumping back up while riding.
On a very long ride it continued to do this until the bike totally died on the side of the road. The battery is only about 6 months old.
Not sure if the issue is the stator or voltage regulator or something else. Any advice on what to check first?
Most likely it's the voltage regulator, but I would troubleshoot using the info in the stickies in this section, just to make sure the stator is OK.
 
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Old 08-07-2014 | 09:34 AM
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Mine did that just before the regulator died. As the previous poster said troubleshoot it. If there is voltage coming from the stator it is probably the regulator.
 
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Old 08-07-2014 | 11:36 PM
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Thank you guys. Hopefully I can get some time this weekend to check everything out.
 
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