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Old Oct 13, 2021 | 06:47 PM
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Buddy got a 18 street glide.when. riding down road it loose all power.just like u shut it off.pull over and turn switch off and back on and fires ride back up.any idea what it could be.checked all the ground wires and tested battery.
 
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Have him check the ignition switch.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2021 | 07:20 PM
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Have your buddy check to see if there are any trouble codes. https://www.fuelmotousa.com/p-29661-...ble-codes.html

 
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Old Oct 14, 2021 | 06:39 AM
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stock ignition?
some electronic ign sys have an over current protection circuit that shuts it down if the current goes over the threshold. when you cycle the switch, it resets it. it could be a wire, coil or module issue. it happened to me once and it turned out to be the module.
 
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Originally Posted by Markvanscoder
riding down road it loose all power.
Does that mean the bike loses all electrical power?
 
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