you are correct. there are 2 of them. a system and starter relay. both are the same part number. I paid 8 bucks apeice for mine. I would replace both. I don't know how to test them.

 

you cant' miss them. about 1/2 inch by 3/4 inch black rectangluar plastic things. the back of your cover should have a scamatic diagram telling you what is what too. if you pull them out and they are corroded you need to clean that crap out of the fuse blockand pak it full, really full, with dialetic grease then install the newones.

 

if they are the same part number cant i just swap them and see what the resoults are?
i mean if the starter starts acting up then i know i have a bad relay if not then there is something
else going on in the charging system.

i know some of you guys have mentioned possible stater but wouldnt this do it all the time????
this acts like something is getting hot then causing a problem as it doesnt do it when the bike is cold.

Also someone asked about the battery connections, i checked all plugs and connections before it
went to the shop last week and they were all tight.

 

dude its your regulator.

 

I'm sure it is too but trying to get this ****ing Harley dealer to do anything without it being completely gone is like beating my head against a brick wall.
they say if they replace it and it tests good back at Harley then they don't get reimbursed and I'm at the point to where i will buy one and throw it on myself as i cant afford to get stuck and then have to wait for a tow truck especially if I'm on the road to VA and it happens it will completely ruin my trip and may cause a brick to get tossed through someones front window

if anyone can tell me what year range fits/part numbers or if someone has an original one reasonable that they swapped out for a chrome please PM me.

 

id take it up with the service manager...if he's not available then i would take it up with the owner of the damn stealership...or take it to an indy shop and have them find the problem and then take your bike back to the dealer and show them that there is something wrong with it and they are being lazy *** holes.

 

service manager is who i have been talking to on the phone.
with the way i feel right now i probably wont be able to ride for another day or so or i would take a chance and ride it down there and make a commotion on the sales floor about it.

if i take it to the only indy shop thats in my area i will have to pay out of pocket for the diagnostic work which could take a few hours and a few hundred dollars and then end up eating that even if they find a problem,
im sure Harley wont reimburse me for that since the bike is supposedly under a warranty.

 

of course they wont. it should only cost about $50 bucks to do a diagnostic check. and the regulator is not a huge fix. if it was the stator then yea thats a problem. but the regulator from what i understand is not a hard thing to fix so even if you pay outta pocked it shouldnt be too outrageous.

 

The regulator is very easy to replace, but they aren't cheap. I believe the last one I bought was $106 plus tax.

 

unfortunately since it is intermittent it may take quite a while for them to find the problem this is why i am willing to just buy a voltage regulator if it is reasonable enough and install it myself, its probably only a 10 minute job.

again if anyone has the proper part numbers for this part i would appreciate it as I'm getting no where on the web
also if you have swapped out your original for a chrome one let me know what you want for the original.

thanks