While ago noticed a mild flickering of my tail light, which I wasn't too concerned about as it went away with a bit of throttle.
Then early this week my heated grips on/off control module started behaving a bit erratically, staying on for a few hundred metres then switching itself off, so with daylight needed I was planning to have a look at the connections under the tank on Saturday.
Then on the way home last night the engine cut out while riding home. A quick touch of the starter button immediately brought if back to life so I carried on.
It cut out 5 times before I got home, noticeably when I used the indicators, but I got there by restarting each time.
Then with the bike on tickover at home one of my spotlights was madly flickering like a strobe light.
I switched them off, then my parking light next to the headlights was flickering instead.
Not being a fan of electrics I'm now starting to panic a bit.
As I've bought the same heated grips for the last 3 times I used to just replace the grips and use the power module that was already in place, plug them in, and all was well.
On that note I remembered I still had a brand new module so in the dark with a head torch on I swapped it over and thankfully it did the job and everything started behaving again as normal. :woot
Changed the fuel filter while I was there too.
Bit fortunate to fix it so quick, but it all ended well.
Then early this week my heated grips on/off control module started behaving a bit erratically, staying on for a few hundred metres then switching itself off, so with daylight needed I was planning to have a look at the connections under the tank on Saturday.
Then on the way home last night the engine cut out while riding home. A quick touch of the starter button immediately brought if back to life so I carried on.
It cut out 5 times before I got home, noticeably when I used the indicators, but I got there by restarting each time.
Then with the bike on tickover at home one of my spotlights was madly flickering like a strobe light.
I switched them off, then my parking light next to the headlights was flickering instead.
Not being a fan of electrics I'm now starting to panic a bit.
As I've bought the same heated grips for the last 3 times I used to just replace the grips and use the power module that was already in place, plug them in, and all was well.
On that note I remembered I still had a brand new module so in the dark with a head torch on I swapped it over and thankfully it did the job and everything started behaving again as normal. :woot
Changed the fuel filter while I was there too.
Bit fortunate to fix it so quick, but it all ended well.

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