civilsavage
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Standing at the Crossroads . . .
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I have often gotten wet riding my 2002 Savage, never had an issue before. But the last time I rode it, got caught in a real soaker, got drencehd and pulled into a bar (closed at the time d/t COVID) so as to take some shelter as the place has a covered porch. Waited out the storm, sun came out and everything started drying out. But when I went to get back on the bike, it wouldn't start- no electical signal at all, no starter, no lights, just dead. Tried it repeatedly, same thing. Tried to see if any of the electrics were wet, nothing obviously shorting out that I could see but of course much of this is under the seat and not accessible without some disassembly.
Eventually, a couple of guys showed up, about 45 minutes or so later, by which time it was warm and sunny. They agreed to give me a push start, but then when I turned the ignition on, I had power and the bike started right up.
Something was obviously wet, shorting out the ignition, until it dried up. So that I don't run into this again, I'm hoping someone else has experienced this problem and can tell me where to begin looking. Is there a particular point of vulnerability in the electrics where I should start?
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