02-06-15, 11:22 AM
(02-06-15, 02:01 AM)His Dudeness link Wrote: Totally dead suggest a break somewhere in the wiring. Could be a fuse or poor connection to the battery or a worn ignition barrel. It could also be a dodgy/melted connector or wire in the loom. I'd be leaning towards a melted connector somewhere because you're getting funny stuff happening on the dash so it sounds like things are touching off each other that shouldn't be. You're probably going to have to take all the connectors in the loom apart and check them for burning. What happens is they come apart slightly or a bit of water gets into them and they start to corrode so you get more resistance at the connection and so more heat and they start to melt and these intermittent problems happen. You could do it the smart way and check the wiring diagram for the most likely culprits but most of the connectors are in that box under the tank so I'd start in there. They can look fine from the outside but be melted on the inside so you'll have to separate them to know for sure that they're ok. Try the connection coming off the ignition first. I had similar problem where the bike totally died and that connector had melted
Cheers Dudeness, looks like I'm going to have to start splitting all the connectors. Does anyone know if you can get meter prongs into the back end of the ignition barrel to see if the contacts are being made? Is there a multi-plug that just pulls off? I wouldn't have thought so as that's surely an easy way to steal the bike!