Motorcycle Repair: STATOR, VOLTAGE REGULATOR, stator, oil leak

Question
QUESTION: I HAD MY 2002 WIDE-GLIDE IN FOR AN OIL LEAK FROM THE INNER PRIMARY SEAL.  IT TOOK THEM TWO VISITS FOR THEM TO FIX IT.  WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF GETTING THE BIKE BACK, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD.  THE BATTHEY WAS THE ORIGINAL SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE.  WITHIN TWO MORE WEEKS, THE NEW BATTERY WENT DEAD.  TOOK THE BIKE BACK AND WAS TOLD THE STATOR AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WHEN THEY REPAIRED THE OIL LEAK THEY COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND STATOR?

ANSWER: There is really nothing that they could have done to your stator or regulator.
First thing I would do though is have them test the stator and see if its bad or if its the regulator. Usually they both dont go out, but it can happen. The stator can be tested, but there is no test for the regulator. Its a process of elimanation, so I am not sure how they know the regulator is bad.
Good luck and happy riding
Mike

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QUESTION: I am really irritated that I had to pay another $600.00 repair bill on the bike, especially if the cause of this repair was due to negligence from the mechanic.  If you are sure there is no way the stator could have been damaged during the first oil leak repair, I will just have to live with that.

Answer
The wires for the stator are located behind the rotor, which covers the stator. The wires go though the case, not the inner primary, so the wires cannot be pinched of cut by the inner primary when removing or replacing it. If the mech had damaged the wires on the stator and it didnt work the battery wouldnt have lasted 2 weeks.
Good luck and happy riding
Mike