Re: Intermittent complete loss of power

[Brian Wolfe <bwolfe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rick Damiani wrote:
> 
> At a traffic light today I accidentaly killed the bike by letting the clutch
> out too fast. No big deal normally - just hit the button and go...
> 
> ...except that this time when I hit the button, all the lights went out. I
> turned the key off and back on and all the lights were working just fine and
> at their normal brightness. Hit the button again and boom - all the lights
> are back out. Pushed it to the side of the road and tried a few more times
> until the lights would not come back on at all. I popped off the seat and
> looked at the fusees, checked the battery connections and looked at the
> wiring from the switch pod and the ignition switch - no apperent problems or
> damage. Scratched my head for a bit, put the seat back on and tried to think
> of who I could call for help. Figured I would try it one more time before
> calling for help so I put the key back in and the lights were back! Pull in
> the clutch, hit the button and the engine started right up. No further
> problems, even though I stopped and re-started several times after that.
> However, the clock and the trip odometer were both re-set as if the battery
> had been removed.
> 
> Has this happened to anyone else? Any idea where to start looking for the
> problem?
> 
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Have you tried examining the tie that binds the ignition wire and clutch
cable to the left fork tube? A lot of us had frayed wires due to a tight
bind with some friction caused by extreme steering.....

Brian W. 
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