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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Was out riding yesterday ('06 Ultra) and had a strange occurrence. Had been riding at highway speeds (70-75mph) and then slowed down to turn onto a secondary road. Engine just went completely dead during the turn just as if I had cut the switch off or hit the the kill switch. Weird. No loss of electrics, just a dead engine. Bike immediately fired right back up and never did it again with two or three more stops during the ride. Ran beautifully before and after the incident. Anybody got any ideas. Thanks.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 01:36 PM
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MY '07 has done the same thing twice. I would be interested in what you find out.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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Was out riding yesterday ('06 Ultra) and had a strange occurrence. Had been riding at highway speeds (70-75mph) and then slowed down to turn onto a secondary road. Engine just went completely dead during the turn just as if I had cut the switch off or hit the the kill switch. Weird. No loss of electrics, just a dead engine. Bike immediately fired right back up and never did it again with two or three more stops during the ride. Ran beautifully before and after the incident. Anybody got any ideas. Thanks.
Make sure the battery cables are tight at the battery.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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Thanks, Mike. I'll do that but I just had a new battery installed at my dealer. I don't think he would have left the loose but I'll check it out. Just looking for ideas like that. Thanks.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 02:23 PM
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ground wire below the starter.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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thats an 07 thing many 07 "s have had that. seems like there were a few different causes.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 02:49 PM
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Any fault codes?
 
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 02:53 PM
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Thanks. No fault codes. Will check the ground wire. Thanks. Any other ideas appreciated.
 
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most posts ive seen with this symptom had no codes i didnt have codes till it got really bad then it threw loss of idol control(like i didnt know that when it idoled all over the place)for me the throttle position sensor adjustment screw came loose.seems the nonexistant heat problem on the 07 melted the red locktite.
 
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