Re: Road King Electrical Problem

From: HogDoctor (hog.doctor@execpc.com)
Date: Thu Aug 31 2000 - 23:53:54 CDT


Bagman wrote:

> I've recently been having a weird problem with my Road King electrical
> system. I'll be running fine (any speed) and all of a sudden the bike
> quits...totally. Speedo freezes at whatever speed I was running, turn
> signals go dead, all lights and indications on speedo (including odometer)
> are gone....I turn off the ignition switch, wait 5-10 seconds, turn it back
> on, and I get power back and can restart the engine! This can happen after
> some distance (>200miles) or during a trip around the block. From trouble
> shooting with the maintenance manual, it appears to be the ECM, but since a
> breakout box is running ~$350 and an ECM is running ~$380, I'm wondering if
> anyone out here has had any similar experiences or some advice? Thanks

Forget the ECM and the injection system, it's not even close.

You have a problem with the main power supply to the bike, battery cables, main
circuit breaker
ignition switch, something like that. Pull your dash and flip it over and plug
the ignition switch
back in.....

HogDr


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