6500 mile Road Trip
#1
08-18-2012, 10:29 PM
6500 mile Road Trip
I just finished a 6500 mile road trip to Texas by way of North Carolina. It was a great trip but did have a few problems. I was in Minnesota and my TomTom went blank. I pulled into a parking lot, shut the trike down, and figured out my problem with the TomTom. I fired up the trike and it would not go above idle. I shut it of and started it again and still would not go above an idle. Lucky for me, I only had to idle three blocks to my destination. Let the bike sit for a couple hours and it fired back up and everything was normal. Next problem was a couple of days later after filling with gas, two miles down the road, the speedometer quit working which took out the cruise control and mileage meters. I rode about twenty miles and shut the bike down, upon restarting everything worked again. Has anyone else experienced these problems?
#2
08-19-2012, 07:42 PM
...electrics always drive me nuts....
...i have not had this problem.......
...but if i did....here is what i would do..
....while in your garage...disconnect and clean your battery terminals
........use a battery wire brush on the posts and the connecting wire.
...then reassemble it....
...go in your house have a beer or so...
...and the next day...start up...and see what happens..
..this may sound a little strange......
.....try it and see
.good luck
...i have not had this problem.......
...but if i did....here is what i would do..
....while in your garage...disconnect and clean your battery terminals
........use a battery wire brush on the posts and the connecting wire.
...then reassemble it....
...go in your house have a beer or so...
...and the next day...start up...and see what happens..
..this may sound a little strange......
.....try it and see
.good luck
#3
08-20-2012, 03:31 AM
I just finished a 6500 mile road trip to Texas by way of North Carolina. It was a great trip but did have a few problems. I was in Minnesota and my TomTom went blank. I pulled into a parking lot, shut the trike down, and figured out my problem with the TomTom. I fired up the trike and it would not go above idle. I shut it of and started it again and still would not go above an idle. Lucky for me, I only had to idle three blocks to my destination. Let the bike sit for a couple hours and it fired back up and everything was normal. Next problem was a couple of days later after filling with gas, two miles down the road, the speedometer quit working which took out the cruise control and mileage meters. I rode about twenty miles and shut the bike down, upon restarting everything worked again. Has anyone else experienced these problems?
I pulled off into a rest area and shut it down to check fuses, for grins I pulled the 40 amp Maxi fuse and put it back. I turned on the ignition and everything was back. Never did figure out what the cause was, never will because I don't own it anymore.
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