Need help with my night train pleeeeaaase....
Need help with my night train pleeeeaaase....
Just bought a 2003 Night Train that had been sitting for a few years, so no one really knows anything about it, and about 3 miles into my ride home, I heard a snap and the bike came to a stop and wouldn't start again. Since this is my first security system, I'm clueless but I am thinking that the problem is something to do with that because when we were checking it out, we couldn't get it to engage, thinking the battery was dead, but when I was sitting on the side of the road waiting for the tow truck, the lights started flashing... (remote was in my back pocket 
) Anyway, have changed battery and was looking for security module which appears to be gone... Does anyone have any ideas??? Oh, btw, hello, my name is Stacy and I'm new here... 
) Anyway, have changed battery and was looking for security module which appears to be gone... Does anyone have any ideas??? Oh, btw, hello, my name is Stacy and I'm new here...
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When you say "snap" was it a popping electrical snap, or ran over a twig snap??? I'd start by looking at your battery cables (both ends) and ensure they're tight + not grounding on anything. Then pull/check your fuses & ensure nothing popped...
can't even answer that really... happened so fast, I'd hate to say... kinda sounded like it came from left or under me... I did check the battery as well as the fuses.... it does turn over, just won't start... I don't think the security system is correct either but don't know what to check with that...
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I am curious to know what part of the security system would cause a snap sound while going down the road?
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Have you pulled a plug to see if it is firing when the engine is turning over? Or just pull a plug wire off of one of the plugs, stick a screw driver in the end of the boot and hold it to where the metal shaft of the screw driver is about 1/16" from the engine fins and spin the engine over and see if the coil is firing.
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