Electrical drama

[mr hunt]

From a cold start she fired up as normal. Reversing and turned the bars hard left she cut out. Same again about 20 minutes later pulling in to a car park.

Started up fine and I rode home. Seems that I turn the bars left and at a certain point it cuts out. If I swing the bars hard back and forth she'll stumble but not stall as it swings by the same point.

Not sure if it happens pulling down right and I can't be ****ed going to check.

Any ideas?

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I've heard on the old fer's like mine, the power wire on the ignition will come un-soldered. That was the reason for the Eastern Beaver set up. I thought that got resolved on the newer ones. Could just be a wire in the harness where it passes by the steering neck, has been bent one to many times. Does everything cut out, like your headlights ? Do your gages re-sweep ?

 

[mr hunt]

Shuts off completely

 

[mr hunt]

I figured she's shorting somewhere ... but where to start

 

[mr hunt]

I've heard on the old fer's like mine, the power wire on the ignition will come un-soldered. That was the reason for the Eastern Beaver set up. I thought that got resolved on the newer ones. Could just be a wire in the harness where it passes by the steering neck, has been bent one to many times. Does everything cut out, like your headlights ? Do your gages re-sweep ?

Just tried again and this time I got the re-sweep and the lights came on again

 

[Rocket Scientist]

If it was shorting it would blow a fuse. I'm thinking bad connection, bad earth, or a wire that has broken inside the plastic sheath. The fact that everything dies may make it somewhat easier. It's gotta be in the main power wire or kill switch I'm thinking. If you wiggle the ignition key can you replicate the problem ?

 

[mr hunt]

No

 

[mr hunt]

Recorded a 20 second mp4 but apparently that's too large to post???

 

[barbagris]

Wire to kill switch? R/H switch cluster connector. Have you changed the bars at all - added risers?

 

[mr hunt]

...and let me be more specific...It I turn the bars and leave them left everything stays dead. If I move the bars back the gauges re-sweep and we all have an icecream