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Hello I have an 01 road king classic. For the past few months it wants to die when I come to a stop if I'm not on the throttle a bit. It all started when I adjusted my clutch and tacked my handlebars to my riser clamp, I didn't put too big of a puddle on it with the fear of frying the wires. I unplugged the battery before I started. But first the brake light wouldn't brighten when pressed, speedometer stopped working, then the check engine light came on and stayed after riding for about 10 minutes,and then it started dying and bogging down when I let off the throttle. I've replaced all fuses, relays and the rectifier but not the circuit breaker. It's still finikie. One morning the speedo came on until I hit the blinker. I was wondering if anyone has heard of these issues or might have any advice. Thank you
 
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