After I got back from my 400 mile ride on Friday, we rode to Ron Ayers on Saturday (about 70 miles round trip).  My buddy wanted a key for his Valkyrie and we hadn't been anywhere lately.  We had a good ride there and back.  Parked the bike that evening and everything was cool.

Monday evening I came rushing through, decided to leave my truck and take the bike.  I went and got on, pushed the starter button, the decomp kicked out and that was that.  No lights, no horn, no nothing.  I was already behind schedule, not what I wanted to have happen.  I took off the seat and checked the fuses, they were both good.  That was all the time I had, I had to go.  I poked my lips out and went back in the truck.

Today when I got home, I went out to see what was the problem.  Checked the fuses again, wires under tank and so forth.  Everything seemed good.  When I put my wrench on the battery connection a little bit of corrosion fell out.  That was the problem.  The moral of this story is don't over look the obvious.

I was glad to figure this out quickly and was surprised it happened so fast.  Mayeb that will help someone else down the road.

had a car that would randomly cut out due to bad battery connection..

Also don't forget to keep your batter water levels up too. that can also leave you stranded on the side of the road.

Yeah, like the battery connections on my rider mower are the biggest mess you ever did see, but it always starts, (I don't see how) so I kinda make it invisable,......because I know that once I get started on it, it will need new terminals, and the cables will be too short, etc  

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/20/10 at 01:54:42: