Another ignition switch failure.

[STRIPES]

I had to do emergency soldering repair while on site at the BAR Rally this time last year. Same symptoms as described above. Did the best "upside down" soldering I could then mushed a whole bunch of clear sealant into the wire cluster to help immobilize the wires. I was scheduled to go to Baxter's the next week for factory upgrade and cam replacement so Gus changed out the switch while there. I love Gus.

 

[ChopperJ]

My 09 Rocket with less than 2,000 miles on it tried to strand me while 1,000 miles from home in Canada. After stopping for about 30 minutes to do some sight seeing, it refused to start when I tried to leave (turn key = nothing.) I checked the connectors under the tank and eventually wiggled the wire from the ignition switch until it came alive again, then wire tied it to the clutch cable. 2 days of riding later my headlights stopped working, which really put a crimp in my schedule since I was limited to day travel at that point. The 6 guys on Harleys I was riding with were quite amused - how humiliating. The dealer will gladly fix it, but I'm disappointed. I've had 2 Speed Triples and a Speedmaster, none of which I ever had even a minor issue with. I feel more comfortable riding my 67 Tiger now - at least it's never stranded me!