Momentary power loss
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Momentary power loss
i have a 2010 fxdwg. a couple weeks ago my bike died out on my on the highway a few times. turns out the negative battery cable was loose. i tightened it and everything was fine until last weekend.
when cruising the bike has started to die out momentarily. if i'm moving or at a relatively high rpm when it happens it immediately turns back on (kind felt like a backfire or dirty/watery gas at first but it's not consistent enough to be bad gas). if i'm in neutral or coming to a stop it will die out and i have to restart it (generally no problem restarting it). this has happened maybe 20 times over the course of 70 miles in two days. last time i rode it and was about to park it in the garage the rpms shot up real high at idle for a few seconds then went back down.
have read on here this could be bad battery connection or bad circuit breaker? any other suggestions on what things i should look at?
when cruising the bike has started to die out momentarily. if i'm moving or at a relatively high rpm when it happens it immediately turns back on (kind felt like a backfire or dirty/watery gas at first but it's not consistent enough to be bad gas). if i'm in neutral or coming to a stop it will die out and i have to restart it (generally no problem restarting it). this has happened maybe 20 times over the course of 70 miles in two days. last time i rode it and was about to park it in the garage the rpms shot up real high at idle for a few seconds then went back down.
have read on here this could be bad battery connection or bad circuit breaker? any other suggestions on what things i should look at?
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While good try to replicate the problem, wiggle the ignition switch, run switch, its not a bad idea to clean and dielectric connectors that you can get to, especially the ignition switch.
Check to see if you are getting codes, I think your bike is serial bus, so there might be a code.
Intermittent electric problems are the worst to diagnose until they get worse.
Check to see if you are getting codes, I think your bike is serial bus, so there might be a code.
Intermittent electric problems are the worst to diagnose until they get worse.
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