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first ride (this year) and just died!!
03/24/08 at 11:42:02

I finally got everything back together after a winter teardown. New jets, white spacer shaved, progressive shocks, gel seat, and paint. She fired right up, adjusted the carb, sounded great, and went for a shakedown cruise, everything was great close to home (about 5 miles). I dug out the chaps and was going to go fill up, I got to the end of the lane and it just died, no starter, no headlights, nuthin. The battery connections seem tight (just cleaned them and put in new brass screws). I havent gotten out the electrical tester yet. Is there a main fuse? I see the 20 amp relay under the seat.
Anybody have any thoughts?

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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #1 - 03/24/08 at 12:10:44 Main fuse is under the seat.Did you have the tank off when you painted it?Check wiring/plugs under tank,and around rear fender if it was off to paint.
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vroom1776 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2110 Gender:	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #2 - 03/24/08 at 12:10:49 yeah, check the fuses. you prolly ahve a short somewhere, and it blew the fuses. They are under the seat, rigth hand side. Youi can prolly get at them w/o removing the seat.
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2538 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #3 - 03/24/08 at 13:33:57 If it isn't a fuse, I vote for that evil connector under the tank on the left side towards the front. You normally would not disconnect it, but putting the tank on has a tendency to push it apart.
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #4 - 03/24/08 at 13:36:44 That's what I was thinking,it probably was together enough to start,etc. Riding/bump vibrated it a part.
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #5 - 03/24/08 at 13:45:06 yep, had the tank off, but does that connector do anything other than for the turn signal indicators, neutral light, and light for the speedo? All the connections under the seat seem tight.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #6 - 03/24/08 at 13:51:24 the other connector... the one for the wires that runs up to the handle bars.
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #7 - 03/24/08 at 18:03:49 never fear people! The village idiot has been found!! <mental note to check the fuses first!! anyway, while I am thinking about it, does the savage happen to have any common electrical problesm??
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #8 - 03/24/08 at 18:08:57 Plugs under the tank coming apart.that's about all I know of.But there has to be a reason the fuse blew.
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #9 - 03/24/08 at 18:16:05 I know, Ive only had the bike since last June and havent had any electrical problem, so the timing of it really boggled me. I did replace it with a 15 amp (first fuse I found) and got another 20, so we'll see how it oges
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #10 - 03/24/08 at 20:18:50 check fuse is/should be the first of any auto electrical issue. but don't beat yourself up over it. i did carb mods, then ran it out of reg tank. didn't even think to check reserve. opps.... we all brain phart now and then.
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buttgoat1 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1042	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #11 - 03/25/08 at 07:23:56 I know, my local mechanic guru suggested that it may have overcharged since the battery was probably drained from sitting over the winter. A quote I have seen on another site, "maybe your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others"........
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #12 - 03/25/08 at 10:33:20 buttgoat1 wrote on 03/25/08 at 07:23:56: A quote I have seen on another site, "maybe your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others"........ LOL Co-workers are looking at me funny......
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Re: first ride (this year) and just died!!
Reply #13 - 03/25/08 at 15:21:58

T Mack 1 - FSO wrote on 03/25/08 at 10:33:20:

buttgoat1 wrote on 03/25/08 at 07:23:56:

A quote I have seen on another site, "maybe your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others"........

LOL

Co-workers are looking at me funny...... Shocked

Otherwise stated: A little sticker on my brother's bike reads something like: "Rumors that I am useless are untrue. I can always serve as a bad example."

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eanon Full Member Offline Thump-Thump-Thu mp Posts: 219 Austin, Texas Gender:	Re: first ride (this year) and just died!! Reply #14 - 03/30/08 at 09:18:47
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