Bike died, no electrical power
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Bike died, no electrical power
I left work today and started home a 2003 1200 custom. I got about a mile, stopped at a stop light, and bike dies. Dead, no lights, no starter, nothing. I pushed it out of the road, and started checking cables, everything seemed tight. I turned the key back on, and the lights came on, it started and seems ok. Any ideas on what happened, or is going to happen?
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I left work today and started home a 2003 1200 custom. I got about a mile, stopped at a stop light, and bike dies. Dead, no lights, no starter, nothing. I pushed it out of the road, and started checking cables, everything seemed tight. I turned the key back on, and the lights came on, it started and seems ok. Any ideas on what happened, or is going to happen?
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I had the same problem earlier this year. Very intermittent complete power failure (no lights, speedo, anything). After a couple seconds to a minute, everything would come back to normal and work just fine. After checking, rechecking, riding some more.... came to find that the circuit breaker on the bike had a loose connection even though it is a "sealed" connection. Changed that and I have not had a lick of trouble in 1500 miles.
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I had the same problem earlier this year. Very intermittent complete power failure (no lights, speedo, anything). After a couple seconds to a minute, everything would come back to normal and work just fine. After checking, rechecking, riding some more.... came to find that the circuit breaker on the bike had a loose connection even though it is a "sealed" connection. Changed that and I have not had a lick of trouble in 1500 miles.
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I actually had this exact thing happen after work today! Had my Iron 883 for a month now, and no lights or anything when I went to turn the key. Dug in to check the wires, tightened things up and on a whim tried the key again. Started right up! Not really glad to hear others have the same issue, but on the other hand it's nice to know I'm not alone!
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Another possibility is the Maxi-Fuse. They often build up corrosion and begin to loose proper contact. When this happens, it will be sporadic at first. Just check the maxi-fuse, and if needed do the same that that was suggested with the battery cable and battery posts.
Better yet, just replace the fuse. Can get them at any auto parts store for just a couple of bucks. Come to think of it, I think the bike comes with an extra maxi-fuse.
Better yet, just replace the fuse. Can get them at any auto parts store for just a couple of bucks. Come to think of it, I think the bike comes with an extra maxi-fuse.