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?

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

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

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.

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

Did you check the fuses with a meter,.. or just look at them?...
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Prove them, test lite or volt meter