great..is the stator a common problem? I had it running the other day, was warming it up in the garage and it just "shut-off" kicked it until my arch was black & blue, spark was very weak. It appears to have a newer coil, so i'm thinking the stator isn't sending enough juice to the coil. was strange that it started on the second kick stone-cold in 20 degree weather, but died when warm and won't re-start…i'm hoping the CDI didn't crap out, Ive only owned it a week! I'm thinking this issue was plaguing the previous owner and why he was so eager to make a deal. Naturally, the douche won't return my calls now.