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Old Jun 4, 2026 | 10:47 PM
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Please forgive the duplicate thread, folks...I posted it in the wrong place initially.

I could use some input...I have a '24 Breakout with about 9500 miles on it. Following an uneventful 20 mile ride home from work tonight, I stopped for gas. After the fillup, I started the bike and it didn't want kick over right away, lights went out, clock reset, etc etc. 2nd attempt it started, but immediately went into limp mode with a high idle, and kicked out the following codes:
P1511h
P1100h
P0120c
P0220c
C1100c
B2156h
B2151h

Took pictures of all the codes, and let sit for about 5 minutes, then cleared them out. After that the bike started and ran normally the rest of the way home...bit it was only a mile or so. After an hour in the garage, I started it again, still running normally, no codes.

Only mods are some Cobra slip-ons that have been there since day 1, and a Wilburs suspension that went in about a year ago. A couple of times over the last couple of weeks when idling at a traffic light, the idle speed would randomly go up slightly from ~850-900 to roughly 1000-1100 rpms.... just enough to notice. A quick burp of the throttle, and the idle went back to normal. Only did it a few times...so both the current and historic codes related to the TPS sensor don't surprise me. But the ones related to the ABS and the turn signals are a bit more puzzling. I did replace the stock signals with LEDs, but that was also done shortly after i got the bike, so they've been there quite a while, too. I've had no issues with the brakes.

It's gonna go to the dealer regardless, as it's close to the 10K service anyway, but I figured I'd pick the brains around here. Any thoughts?
 
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Old Jun 5, 2026 | 03:02 AM
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When so many codes suddenly appear I'm more inclined to think there was a drop in voltage from the battery for some reason.

You mentioned the bike didn't want to start and I wonder if that was when there was a very high load on the battery? An anomaly with the starter motor pderhaps.

Another reason can be a loose connection that is high resistant which also causes a drop in voltage when trying to start the engine.
 
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Load test your battery
 
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Two quick things come to mind. MAP sensor dirty, and as above mentioned - Battery load test check. Modern vehicles really have to have a up to par battery, or they do all kinds of crazy things. Low volts, or erratic voltage delivery, bad grounds, really put electronics in a tailspin.
 
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Originally Posted by 24Breakout
I started the bike and it didn't want kick over right away, lights went out, clock reset, etc etc.?
Sounds like a momentary loss of battery power. Start at the battery terminals and trace the wires looking for loose connections, etc. etc...

Originally Posted by Jackie Paper
Might want to combine this one. Maybe they were 3?

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...ine-codes.html
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