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Message started by JBK on 05/17/13 at 20:37:56

Title: No Go
Post by JBK on 05/17/13 at 20:37:56

So I left from work just fine and 30 seconds up the road I get a loss of power and no throttle response. Pulled over and shut her off. Then there was nothing. No power, no headlight, no nothing. Checked for shorts best I could on side of the road but came up empty. I started just fine the minute before. Just died on me. Its an 01 with almost 23k miles. Where should I start looking?

Title: Re: No Go
Post by verslagen1 on 05/17/13 at 20:42:37

look for smoke, you gotta short.

Title: Re: No Go
Post by JBK on 05/17/13 at 20:46:15

Hoping its thats simple. Battery is only a year old. Never been a problem. Will start tracking it down tomorrow. Thanks for quick response.

Title: Re: No Go
Post by verslagen1 on 05/17/13 at 21:09:39

likely the fuse is blown now, but you need to find the short.

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Post by Qwapy on 05/17/13 at 21:21:46

Check the fuses. Find the short. What was the last work you did to the bike before the mishap? trace your steps back

Title: Re: No Go
Post by JBK on 05/18/13 at 01:59:14

adjusted valves over a week ago. nothing since. just came out of nowhere.

Title: Re: No Go
Post by JBK on 05/18/13 at 12:23:12

So it was a fuse. Replaced and everything seems ok. Couldnt find any short or wires that would cause one. Fingers crossed.

And on a unrelated note. Should the chrome covers on top of engine be getting super hot? dont remember them doing so before.

Title: Re: No Go
Post by Qwapy on 05/18/13 at 13:27:23

Still. It would be nice to find out "what" caused the fuse to go. Those chrome parts do get hot, not as hot as the exhaust pipe though

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Post by scannerzer on 05/18/13 at 15:16:01

i had a fuse blow unexplainably but a few days before i had to crank the bike a lot ot get her started,I assumed i had weakened it and then it just blew for the hell of it sometime later :-/ :-/

Title: Re: No Go
Post by JBK on 05/27/13 at 21:26:30

So my last post was about having a fuse blown. That problem was fixed. I finally have the oppurtunity to run down that short that might have caused it. In the process my starter relay touched frame and now I got no more power. No lights, start, nothing. And my fuses are intact. So what now?

Title: Re: No Go
Post by Serowbot on 05/28/13 at 07:39:07

Did you check the fuses with a meter,.. or just look at them?...
:-?...

Title: Re: No Go
Post by JBK on 05/28/13 at 20:34:14

eye balled em

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Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/28/13 at 22:04:36

Prove them, test lite or volt meter

Title: Re: No Go
Post by Dane Allen on 05/29/13 at 11:55:06

And test the relay, you will need a fused link.