Check the battery cables...If they're loose, they'll do exactly what you just described...Tighten them with a 10mm socket, not a screwdriver....
1 - 4 of 4 Posts
If it does turn out to be the battery terminal, star washers will help it maintain connection. I had an intermittent electrical problem on a previous bike and these wiped it out. I have used them on all my bikes ever since.
![]()
Well after deciding to go ahead and mess with it tonight, it was the connections it seems, or at least they were both pretty loose. Suprising it ever make enough contact to start the dang thing. Went ahead and took off the wiring harness that connected the after market heated hand grips I never used (came on the bike). I also added my new Kuryakyn chrome dual usb port as well while I had the tank and the seat off. Went pretty smooth. Took it out for a test ride and gas fill up and never reproduced the original problem soooooo, I am hopeful that the loose terminal was it but as everyone knows, electrical bugs come and go as they damn well please
Thanks for the advice. I will also try the star washer when I get into town to get some. Thanks guys!!
1 - 4 of 4 Posts
