So there i was....
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From: Edgewood, NM
So there i was....
2 nights ago, heading home from work on the freeway at 12:30am. Cruising about 70mph, trying to listen to the radio (weak speakers) and BAM!! Lost all power, engine cut out, no gauges, nothing. Coasted as far as i could get... no where near the next off ramp sadly.
Came to a stop... figured i was lucky that my dads in town for the holidays and i have at least someone to call. But first i turned the the ignition all the way off then back.. poof i got power again. Alright... lets see if it will start... nope. K... Fuel in the tank.. check... fuel on... hehe check...
Anyway after about ten minutes she started up. I think the sudden loss of power caused all that fuel the bike was getting at 70 to flood the engine. I took it nice and slow up route 66 just in case. Breakdowns along the freeway in and around albuquerque especially at night sometimes end up with a driver slamming fullspeed into the backend of the broke vehicles backside. I monitored the gauges coming back and everything looked good.
I took the bike apart last night looking for chaffed wires, loose grounds and/or connections, fuses etc. Only bad bit i found was the low oil pressure light wire off the sensor was severed. Fixed that, but found nothing else. Put it back together, took it for a spin, no problems.
K, the bike is new to me, i have put about 300 miles on it in the last week and havent had any issues, other then my stereo acting funny once. That happened after my first fill-up, it just kept cutting on and off. I turned it off, and the next time i tried to use it, it worked just fine and has since.
Any thoughts?
Came to a stop... figured i was lucky that my dads in town for the holidays and i have at least someone to call. But first i turned the the ignition all the way off then back.. poof i got power again. Alright... lets see if it will start... nope. K... Fuel in the tank.. check... fuel on... hehe check...
Anyway after about ten minutes she started up. I think the sudden loss of power caused all that fuel the bike was getting at 70 to flood the engine. I took it nice and slow up route 66 just in case. Breakdowns along the freeway in and around albuquerque especially at night sometimes end up with a driver slamming fullspeed into the backend of the broke vehicles backside. I monitored the gauges coming back and everything looked good.
I took the bike apart last night looking for chaffed wires, loose grounds and/or connections, fuses etc. Only bad bit i found was the low oil pressure light wire off the sensor was severed. Fixed that, but found nothing else. Put it back together, took it for a spin, no problems.
K, the bike is new to me, i have put about 300 miles on it in the last week and havent had any issues, other then my stereo acting funny once. That happened after my first fill-up, it just kept cutting on and off. I turned it off, and the next time i tried to use it, it worked just fine and has since.
Any thoughts?
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If you lost ALL power, it could have been the main circuit breaker tripping and then resetting when you turned off the ignition. I'd replace it... they are cheap... and see if it happens again.
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The circuit breakers NGH referred to are thermal cutouts, in other words they break the circuit if it over-heats. Once they cool down they reset, however if there is a fault, which caused the over-heating, they will trip again before long. Best to replace, as suggested, but also check wiring as thoroughly as possible, as there could be a problem lurking for the next opportunity.........
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I have had a wire come loose but,
From what I have seen posted grbrown and miacycles have posted very good info, I would do what they have suggested.
From what I have seen posted grbrown and miacycles have posted very good info, I would do what they have suggested.
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Thank you all for the replies!
I had checked all the wiring as best i could without unplugging everything. All was solid except for the low oil light.
I put about 130 miles on the bike today and had no issues. But i am gonna follow that advice with the circuit breakers just in case.
Again thank you for the responses.
FYI - got one o them funky windscreens that curve up to replace the shorty that was on the bike today. That new screen is frigging amazing.
I had checked all the wiring as best i could without unplugging everything. All was solid except for the low oil light.
I put about 130 miles on the bike today and had no issues. But i am gonna follow that advice with the circuit breakers just in case.
Again thank you for the responses.
FYI - got one o them funky windscreens that curve up to replace the shorty that was on the bike today. That new screen is frigging amazing.
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Thank you all for the replies!
I had checked all the wiring as best i could without unplugging everything. All was solid except for the low oil light.
I put about 130 miles on the bike today and had no issues. But i am gonna follow that advice with the circuit breakers just in case.
Again thank you for the responses.
FYI - got one o them funky windscreens that curve up to replace the shorty that was on the bike today. That new screen is frigging amazing.
I had checked all the wiring as best i could without unplugging everything. All was solid except for the low oil light.
I put about 130 miles on the bike today and had no issues. But i am gonna follow that advice with the circuit breakers just in case.
Again thank you for the responses.
FYI - got one o them funky windscreens that curve up to replace the shorty that was on the bike today. That new screen is frigging amazing.
Very cool your happy with the re-curve
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From: Big Bear City, CA
If that wire was the Hot Lead to you Oil Pressure light and it was shorting out on the negative ground of your frame, etc., that may have been the entire problem.