lifguardct
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2000 Interstate, 2009 Stratoliner (2007 ZX14 sold)
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« on: September 12, 2013, 02:54:51 PM » |
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I washed my bike today, rode it about 15 miles, no problem, as I pulled into my driveway it died. Now, all of the lights work but when I hit the starter button, the dash and radio stay on but the headlight goes out and it doesn't crank at all, battery seems strong, any help?
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lifguardct
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2000 Interstate, 2009 Stratoliner (2007 ZX14 sold)
Southwest Florida
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2013, 03:20:14 PM » |
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pancho
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2013, 06:28:14 PM » |
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Yeah,, it looks like it only took you twenty five minutes or so to figure it out.......... not bad
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The most expensive things you will purchase, are those things you would not have needed if you had listened and obeyed.
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john
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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2013, 06:32:56 PM » |
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 " OK, I get the "dumb ass" award today " been there ... done that ... ???  
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« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2013, 06:43:21 PM » |
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Don't feel bad, I do the same thing several times a week... |
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« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2013, 07:37:42 PM » |
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Try towing ur bike because it keeps dying only to find out it had no gas and your odo had been reset and you forgot. Yikes. Glad it wasnt anything major. I think we've all done something silly.
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« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2013, 07:45:35 PM » |
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Quite possibly the ONLY sickle rider in history to do dat.  Glad it were sumpin simple.  RIDE SAFE. |
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Patrick
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« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2013, 03:54:31 AM » |
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Heck, don't worry about that. I've got a kill switch story that took a lot longer than 20 minutes and almost a major coronary to figure out. We all have those dreaded brain farts every now and again.
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« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2013, 04:04:24 AM » |
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Yup! Been there, done that.  |
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« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2013, 04:40:19 AM » |
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Been there, done that. And have a T-shirt to prove it!!  |
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pancho
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« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2013, 07:55:23 PM » |
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Try towing ur bike because it keeps dying only to find out it had no gas and your odo had been reset and you forgot. Yikes. Glad it wasnt anything major. I think we've all done something silly.
I don't know,,,, that is really bad......... don't believe I'd fess up |
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« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2013, 04:09:44 PM » |
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We refer to that as a successful test and confirmation of the effectiveness of the kill switch.
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lifguardct
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« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2013, 07:41:11 AM » |
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We refer to that as a successful test and confirmation of the effectiveness of the kill switch.
Yup, I'll go with that one...  |
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R J
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« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2013, 08:03:59 AM » |
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I got a gooder one than that. My son rides MGM every so often. He has a Texas Chopper and he only uses the kill switch to drop it down.
He came over one day, rode MGM about 90 miles to a car race. Brought it back and parked it in it's spot in the garage.
3 days later I went out and was going to go for a ride. MGM would crank over like a cabanshee, but no go. So, I took the Chevy Trike for a ride. Came back home, parked the Chevy and walked over to the Valk. I walked up to it and it felt hot, so I jumped on real quick and hit the go button, he no go. That really burned my innards, especially when I couldn't figure out the problem. Later that evening my son came over to get the tiller. I said see if you can get that B**tard to start. He jumped on, I looked out the door to see what my very very sexy next door, single neighbor was doing. I head MGM come to life, turned back around just in time to see him hit the kill button.
Then I realized that was how he had to ride his chopper, cause the key was buried about half way under the seat. Oh did I feel like a fool.
Ain't had no problem starting MGM since then, except when I fried the starter coupler.
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