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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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I took my bike out for a ride around town yesterday evening and I noticed that when I stopped with the clutch pulled in the volts dropped to around 12 and would swing from 12 to around 15. When moving the volts were dead on at a tad over 14, it didn't happen every time I stopped but I had never noticed it before, what could be causing this? Thanks for any info.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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Did you have your brake on at the time? You may want to look for a loose ground or loose connection to your lights. Were they functioning correctly?

Are your battery connections tight and clean?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...jumping-2.html

Maybe similar
 
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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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Had the same thing awhile back. Found a loose connection on the battery.
 

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Old Aug 9, 2011 | 03:12 PM
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my bike stays steady 14 v whether depressed front or back or both. Check connections like above poster. Get a shop manual and multimeter and check stator. Also can be hard to diagnose intermittents.
 

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