bike dies.
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From: saugerties n.y.
bike dies.
hi, have a 03 heritage went riding today. great weather on the way home sittin at a red light bike dies nothing works pushed her to shoulder. took off seat checked fuses all good. wiggled wires around she fires great! just start to move she dies again. pull off seat again wiggle wires again she fires great!. this happens three more times on way home. if anybody has an idea as to why this is happening help would be appreciated greatly thanks.
Loose ground wire.
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From: NW Florida
Try lightly wiggling the ignition switch while the bike is sitting there idling in your driveway and see if the bike cuts off. Contacts may need cleaning. Also, may sound weird but, how old is your battery. I just went thru a similar problem with my 2000 Fatboy. First it started dieing right after I got ready to pull off for work. It would die, total loss of electrical, and go back in the garage. Later, checked bike out, fuses, voltages, wiring, grounds, etc, all - aok. Test ride, get to the corner, same thing. I would hit on the ignitiion switch, and fiddle with it and it would start again. I then took the ignition switch apart and cleaned it up. Put another one on order, but started having problems with bike again before new switch came in. (still have the new switch sitting on the shelf) That helped for a bit then it started totally dieing out while riding, coming back on and backfiring. Then I would pull over, check it out and get going again only to have it die again. Pull off and it would restart. Got it home and checked the battery voltage and it was 12.7 volts. Next start it seemed to drag a bit. I had a feeling it's time had come (bike bought used) so I went ahead and changed it. I haven't had one problem with the bike dieing since I put the new battery in. A bad battery is also something you don't want to let go too long because it can cause problems with your stator, but you probably know that already. All this is just something to consider. Later!
Last edited by 73oldsman; Nov 10, 2012 at 09:21 PM.
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+1....
only time I've ever had an issue with our bike missing, then she just went dead was battery bolts loose..
I now check the bolst at least at every oil change and in the spring. Also grease the neck bearings at same time. With recommend HD Neck bearing grease.
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only time I've ever had an issue with our bike missing, then she just went dead was battery bolts loose..
I now check the bolst at least at every oil change and in the spring. Also grease the neck bearings at same time. With recommend HD Neck bearing grease.
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From: saugerties n.y.
thanks have new switch on order (not h-d) dash lights flicker when switch is jiggled. bought flstc in aug. dont know how old battery is just want to run sta-bil through it before i put her away for winter. thanks for all the help. ride safe
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