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« on: August 15, 2013, 07:17:21 PM » |
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riding last weekend IS just shut off and then back on a few time like you were turning the key on and off. Speed o meter, tach, headlights, and radio all went off then back on a few times at two different times that day. You guys got any ideas where to look. The bike had always been kept inside. I have cleaned and greased all the connections in the past just to do some preventive measures. I have never had this problem before other than the alternator going out. Then it was evident the battery was going dead on that one. Help me out if you can.
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Rio Wil
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« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2013, 07:36:30 PM » |
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These are the same symptoms I had when the alternator was going bad......a winding in the armature was breaking and finally broke apart far enough it died totally.
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REDTIM
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« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2013, 07:54:21 PM » |
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last time that happened to me the battery had to die after the alternator went out this is just like the key cutting off and on
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« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2013, 09:19:55 PM » |
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last time that happened to me the battery had to die after the alternator went out this is just like the key cutting off and on
I`ve had it happen a couple times to me also. Don't know what it is. |
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Highbinder
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« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2013, 04:35:21 PM » |
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If your instrument panel went out while the bike was still running and came back on, then intermittent dying of the engine, it sounds like a bad diode to me, it's right along side of the fuse panel...it looks like a vertical fuse...the only way I know of how to check it, is to put another one in, local dealer should have them..if its bad it will also kill the engine.
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Hoser
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2013, 03:28:30 PM » |
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Clean up the terminals on the main relay under the right side cover. Mine did that, cleaned it up, never did it again. Hoser  |
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« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2013, 04:41:07 PM » |
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It's either the alternator or a main connection loose or badly corroded. That is what my IS did until the battery finally died in Thunder Bay this summer. Alternator was toast. Thankfully Gary at M.A.R.S. http://myplace.frontier.com/~hemi-roid/ had two on the shelf ready to go, 'cause that was the July long weekend and Honda was back-ordered on GL class engine alternators till mid August. Fred. |
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REDTIM
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« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2013, 10:31:23 AM » |
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Thanks for the advice I just now am getting the time to look at it I will let all of you know what I find.
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