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Mar 30, 2014 | 01:06 AM

#31

Mixter

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From: Vancouver, bc

So it turned out that the main grounding screw was loose and causing the shorts...my indy said that was the first place his mechanic looked and the screw that grounds to the frame under the battery was very loose....six pack of beer is all it cost me!

Mar 30, 2014 | 05:03 AM

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Jrsess

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Originally Posted by Iceman24

I say a trip back to your Indy's in order...you've got a short somewhere in those bars. They need to fix it correctly.

Ditto!

Let your Indy find the short. JR

Mar 30, 2014 | 08:00 AM

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01XLH

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From: Left Ohio for the middle of no where in Fla.

I'm glad it's fixed, but for clarity (I'm not trying to be a smartass) the grounding screws aren't close enough to any +voltage connections to cause a "short". A loose ground screw would be an intermittent "open".

A riding buddy had the same problem and when it was "open" then made connection to ground, his bike went squirrelly.

Ride Safe

Mar 30, 2014 | 12:11 PM

#34

Mixter

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Ya I guess short wasn't the right way to describe it. The bike was going squirrelly.

Mar 30, 2014 | 12:25 PM

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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins

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everything described above suggests to me that a bad ground may be occurring, and methodical checks with a meter will tell one way or the other.....

I'm declaring victory.

Mike