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Old 08-24-2008 | 06:57 PM
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Was running about 90 down the interstate and bike just shut down. Got pulled over and it fired right back up, ran for mins then cut off. Started right up again and been fine since. Any ideas what it could be? Possible on/off swiyh going bad maybe? By the way bike wasn't hot only showing 177 degress so I know it wasn't to hott. Any info would be great. Gotta get it fixed planning a 2hr run down to wildwood bike week in 2 weeks and don't need it breaking down again.
 
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Old 08-25-2008 | 08:54 AM
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tighten down your battery with a socket set
 
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Old 08-25-2008 | 12:12 PM
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Time for a new battery!
 
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Old 08-25-2008 | 02:54 PM
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what Rojer said... remove seat, remove battery connections, clean with brush, re-connect with some "elbow grease." sounds like your connection is just sloppy
 
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Old 08-25-2008 | 04:53 PM
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Lights on the gauges go funky - would it turn over, but not start - look here as well...

https://cbrforum.com/m_520431/tm.htm

Hate to see you along the side of the road like I was in the middle of the night =-)
 
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Old 08-25-2008 | 05:42 PM
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ORIGINAL: mycvil

Lights on the gauges go funky - would it turn over, but not start - look here as well...

https://cbrforum.com/m_520431/tm.htm

Hate to see you along the side of the road like I was in the middle of the night =-)
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Did you insturmant cluster look weird at all when it died? If it did, that's exactly what's wrong.
 
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Old 08-25-2008 | 11:18 PM
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Battery is only month old.When it died a red light came on , Probably because it was in gear, anf FI light was blinking a few times. Don't know exactly how many times though.once i pulled over it cranked over but didn't start right away. I pulled off seat and checked connections, were tight, so tried starting again, fired right up, ran for a min then died. Started again after flicking on/off swithch a few times then fired right up and been fine since. I'll pull off seat and crank down on terminal with socket and see maybe not tight enough using screw driver. Was some vibration since we were riding anywhere from 90 to 120 mph so maybe loosened up enough to lose connection. Thanks for the input.
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Old 08-26-2008 | 12:07 AM
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yeah hard to tell without counting the FI error code flashes... doesn't sound like a battery issue anymore...

slow down and you wouldn't have anymore issues
 
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Old 08-26-2008 | 01:36 AM
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ORIGINAL: FLYOU

yeah hard to tell without counting the FI error code flashes... doesn't sound like a battery issue anymore...

slow down and you wouldn't have anymore issues
your avatar picture had me laughing for a good 5 minutes. That's just hilarious.
 
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Old 08-26-2008 | 06:03 AM
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your avatar picture had me laughing for a good 5 minutes. That's just hilarious.
Istill laugh every timeI see it. I have to ask is that you flyou?
 



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